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Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to delay the TikTok ban
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to push back the January 19 ban on TikTok.
Trump’s DOJ obtained more private communications from third-parties including Apple
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell had their phone call and text message records subpoenaed by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2018.
ADL’s report on racist Steam Community posts prompts a letter from Virginia senator
The Democratic Senator wants to know what Valve intends to do to stop anti-Semitic and violent content.
X sues California over deceptive AI-made election content ban
X sues the state of California preventing AI deepfakes of candidates close to elections.
FBI warns voters about inauthentic videos relating to election security
The FBI said it's aware of two videos that show false content and claim to be from the FBI.
X’s Community Notes feature has one job, and it’s failing to do it
A post on X that started the false claim that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio remain on Elon Musk's platform.
The Harris/Walz campaign has its own Fortnite map
The Harris/Walz campaign has its own map in Fortnite called Freedom Town, USA.
Kamala Harris' Twitch account streamed Tim Waltz rally alongside live WoW gameplay
Kamala Harris' campaign is using Twitch to reach young male voters.
Viewers don't trust candidates who use generative AI in political ads, study finds
According to new research, voters have a negative reaction to seeing disclaimers about AI use in political advertisements.
X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier
Journalist Ken Klippenstein's decision to release the leaked vetting dossier of vice presidential candidate JD Vance earned him a temporary suspension on X.
FCC fines political consultant $6 million for deepfake robocalls
The FCC issued a hefty fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for sending fake robocalls of President Biden during the 2024 New Hampshire primary.
Iranian hackers tried to send Trump leaks to Biden campaign
Iranian cyber attackers sent unsolicited emails to people in the Biden campaign, according to US authorities. They contained materials stolen from Trump's camp.
Microsoft says Russian troll farms are targeting the Harris-Walz campaign
Microsoft has published a report detailing the US election interference activities of Russian troll farms.
The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist
After Tuesday's presidential debate, predictable conspiracy theories incorrectly suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris was wearing an earpiece.
US charges Russian state media employees over a social media influence scheme
The US government is taking action to clamp down on Russian propaganda and disinformation ahead of November's general election.
Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute
Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform's owner Elon Musk had incited hatred. Musk said that Maduro had committed "major election fraud" amid last month's contentious presidential vote.
The Republican National Committee loses its legal challenge to Gmail
A federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by the GOP against Google over Gmail's spam filter.
Meta explains why its AI claimed Trump's assassination attempt didn't happen
Meta has explained why its AI chatbot didn't want to respond to inquiries about the assassination attempt on Trump and then, in some cases, denied that the event took place.
Apple agrees to stick by Biden administration's voluntary AI safeguards
Apple has joined more than a dozen other tech companies in signing up for the Biden administration's voluntary AI code of practice.
X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election
Grok's AI chatbot claims that President Biden's name must stay on the ballot in nine states, a claim that is categorically false.

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