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Deepfakes are spreading in scams and on social media ‘faster than expected’, experts warn
World
13.06.2024
Deepfakes are spreading in scams and on social media ‘faster than expected’, experts warn
Deepfakes have become a tool used by cybercriminals, hacktivists, fake news outlets and others faster than expected, according to a…
Quiet (or not?) before the storm: how European countries’ election silence contrast
My Europe
04.06.2024
Quiet (or not?) before the storm: how European countries’ election silence contrast
Periods of silence in political campaigning during a given period before polling, or election ‘purdahs’, are common across EU member…
The rise of financial influencers and the regulators chasing them down
Business
03.06.2024
The rise of financial influencers and the regulators chasing them down
Financial influencers, or finfluencers, as they are better known on social media, have seen a meteoric rise in the last…
Belgium’s far-right spends big on Meta ahead of EU elections, expert finds
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30.05.2024
Belgium’s far-right spends big on Meta ahead of EU elections, expert finds
The account of Vlaams Belang, Belgium’s Flemish nationalist party, posted an on April 26 with a video of young people…
Alvise Perez: The Spanish outsider wanting to capture discontent in European elections
My Europe
29.05.2024
Alvise Perez: The Spanish outsider wanting to capture discontent in European elections
Alvise Pérez, a political agitator and social media personality in Spain, managed to collect the 15,000 signatures needed to run…
Revealed: the far-right EU election ads flooding social media
My Europe
29.05.2024
Revealed: the far-right EU election ads flooding social media
Just two weeks ahead of EU elections, major parties are scrambling to gain your attention on social media. New Euronews…
Elon Musk’s X sheds the last of its Twitter branding by changing web address to x.com
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18.05.2024
Elon Musk’s X sheds the last of its Twitter branding by changing web address to x.com
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter has officially transitioned its website address from Twitter.com to X.com, closing a…
‘Meme Rally’ sparks 70% share price leap for GameStop on Roaring Kitty’s single X post
Business
14.05.2024
‘Meme Rally’ sparks 70% share price leap for GameStop on Roaring Kitty’s single X post
For the second day in a row, the shares of US video game retailer GameStop Corp and movie theatre chain AMC Entertainment Holdings…
TikTok begins labelling AI-generated content
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09.05.2024
TikTok begins labelling AI-generated content
TikTok will begin labelling content created using artificial intelligence (AI) when content is uploaded from outside its platform. TikTok says…
TikTok sues the US in a bid to block a new law that could ban the popular app
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07.05.2024
TikTok sues the US in a bid to block a new law that could ban the popular app
Social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the United States over a law that would…