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Phony AI Biden robocalls reached up to 25,000 voters, says New Hampshire AG
An investigation has linked two Texas companies to robocalls that used AI to mimic President Joe Biden's voice. The campaign targeted up to 25,000 New Hampshire voters.
Fallout from the Fulton County cyberattack continues, key systems still down
Key systems in Fulton County, Georgia have been offline since last week when a 'cyber incident' hit government systems.
OpenAI lays out its misinformation strategy ahead of 2024 elections
OpenAI will use cryptography to tackle misinformation related to the 2024 elections.
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail spam filters
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail spam filters.
Oversight Board criticizes Meta for refusing to take down Brazilian pro-insurrection video
The independent reviewer called for Meta to 'develop a framework for evaluating its election integrity efforts.'
YouTube changes misinformation policy to allow videos falsely claiming fraud in the 2020 US election
In a Friday afternoon news dump, YouTube inexplicably announced today that 2020 election denialism is a-okay. The company says it “carefully deliberated this change” without offering any specifics on its reasons for the about-face. YouTube initially banned content disputing the results of the 2020 election in December of that year.
Meta's anti-misinformation strategy for the 2022 midterms is mostly a repeat of 2020
Meta has outlined its anti-misinformation efforts for the 2022 US midterms, and they mostly echo the approach to 2020.
NGO says Facebook failed to detect misinformation in Brazilian election ads
Less than two months before Brazil’s 2022 election, a report from international NGO Global Witness found Facebook parent company Meta “appallingly” failed to detect false political ads.
Twitter will fight misinformation in US midterms with notification changes
Twitter is reactivating its election integrity policy ahead of the 2022 US midterms, and it's upgrading its anti-misinformation features in the process.
Judge rules voting machine maker Smartmatic can proceed with its lawsuit against Fox News
The company also accused Rudy Giuliani of making false election rigging claims in a $2.7 billion defamation suit.
Judge bars county clerk after voting machine passwords leaked to QAnon
This week, a Colorado judge barred Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from overseeing the county’s upcoming November election in relation to a leak of voting machine BIOS passwords.
Telegram blocks Russian opposition leader's chat bots during vote
Telegram has blocked chat bots used by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to promote voting during the country's elections.
Amazon violated US labor laws in Alabama union vote, labor official rules
An NLRB officer has recommended that workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama hold a new election because Amazon broke US labor laws.
YouTube bans election and gambling ads at the top of its homepage
Alcohol and prescription drug advertisers are also locked out of the prominent masthead slot.
Microsoft partners with voting machine maker Hart on election security
ElectionGuard software lets voters check their votes were counted properly.
US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
The US has expelled Russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions in response to the SolarWinds hack and election interference.
A YouTube network was spreading election disinformation for two months
A YouTube network was spreading US election disinformation for two months after the vote despite the company's promises of a crackdown.
FCC head Ajit Pai won't reform Section 230 before he leaves office
After announcing that he planned to “clarify” the meaning Section 230 free speech internet rules back in October 2020, FAA chairman Ajit Pai has now backed away from that idea.
Twitter's latest Trump labels say Biden won the election
Twitter is more aggressively labeling Trump's tweets, noting that officials have certified Biden's election win.
Facebook rolls back News Feed change that prioritized mainstream media
Facebook has rolled back a News Feed change designed to promote reliable news coverage in the aftermath of the US election. Last month, the New York Times reported that the company had made an emergency tweak to combat the surge in misinformation about missing ballots, miscounted votes and other forms of unproven interference. Facebook reportedly increased the weighting of an internal value called NEQ (news ecosystem quality), which tries to quantify the value and rigor of an outlet’s journalism.
