Bill Gates says solving misinformation is now young people's problem

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Bill Gates arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.
Bill Gates at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.

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Elon Musk is helping fuel the flames of far-right rioting on X. An expert says his own platform is radicalizing him.

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Elon Musk at The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023
Elon Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter and renamed it X.

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AI is amplifying social media disinformation — and making Big Tech civilly liable may be the key to stemming it

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Russia missed probably its best opportunity to steamroll Ukraine, war analyst argues

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In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on April 15, 2024, Russian soldiers participate in a military exercise somewhere in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian soldiers participate in a military exercise somewhere in Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

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Biden Admin Wins Supreme Court Case on Requests for Social Networks to Delete Posts

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In a 6-3 decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration didn’t do anything wrong when asking social media companies to remove posts full of misinformation.

YouTube Adding Experimental Community Notes Feature to Battle Misinformation

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YouTube will soon be testing a feature that allows users to add notes under videos to correct inaccurate or misleading information, according to an announcement from the video-sharing platform on Monday. And while it sounds strikingly similar to X’s Community Notes program, there are still a lot of questions about how…

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Russian media cited fake rumors of a Mossad agent named 'Eli Copter' being involved in the helicopter crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi

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Women mourners attend the state-organized funeral procession of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2024 and Russian television presenter Vladimir Solovyov at a meeting in 2023.
Women mourners attend the state-organized funeral procession of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2024 and Russian television presenter Vladimir Solovyov at a meeting in 2023.

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The Most Embarrassing Blunders From Elon Musk’s Attempt at AI-Generated News

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Elon Musk’s social media platform X started testing AI-generated news summaries powered by

TikTok Is Going to War With Grifting Gym Bros and Conspiracy Theorists

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Is your TikTok filled with terrible content that you don’t want to see like TikTokers saying it was ok to stare at the solar eclipse?

Russia is 'more dangerous' now than when it first invaded, former general reports after returning from Ukraine

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Russian servicemen from the units of the 150th Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District take part in exercises on the training grounds in the Rostov Region, Russia, on January 28, 2022
Russian servicemen from the units of the 150th Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District take part in exercises on the training grounds in the Rostov Region, Russia, on January 28, 2022.

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