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Elon Musk sparks outrage, labels Australian government 'Fascists' over new misinformation law Business Times13:44Australia Elon Musk South Pacific
Musk brands Australian government ‘fascists’ after they try to fine tech giants that fail to… Fortune12:32Australia Elon Musk South Pacific
The 2024 Elections: Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady, endorses Kamala Harris. Here’s why that matters. LSE10:22Kamala Harris Taylor Swift Donald Trump
Taylor Swift’s deepfake fight with Donald Trump exposes a real legal wrinkle Fortune00:15Kamala Harris Taylor Swift Donald Trump
Social media misinformation to be policed by watchdog The Canberra Times03:33Disinformation Australia
Communications watchdog wins power to oversee ‘deliberate lies’ spread on social media InQueensland23:09Disinformation Australia
TikTok strengthens measures to combat misinformation ahead of SL’s Presidential election Lanka Business Online07:13TikTok Top Internet Brands Internet
Australia’s anti-misinformation laws target Twitter Above the Law20:04TikTok Top Internet Brands Internet
Brazil’s crackdown on x represents a dangerous approach to institutional mistrust – Oped Eurasia Review00:27X (Twitter) Brazil Latin America
Brazil’s crackdown on x represents a dangerous approach to institutional mistrust Foundation for Economic Education03:25X (Twitter) Brazil Latin America
Elon Musk's 'fascists' comment over social media disinformation angers Australians Anadolu Agency09:40Elon Musk Disinformation Australia Politics
Elon Musk outraged by Australia's proposed misinformation law PC Magazine17:09Australia Elon Musk South Pacific
Elon Musk calls Australia government ‘fascists’ over social media bill The Independent06:29Australia Elon Musk South Pacific
California Attorney General urges social media and AI giants to tackle election misinformation Cryptopolitan23:09AI California Internet
UK lawmakers may call Elon Musk to testify over spread of misinformation on X News.ng23:16Elon Musk Africa UK Politics
Delaware primaries went smoothly despite misinformation on social media Delaware Public Media23:53Delaware

Latest News

Yesterday
Brazil’s Top Prosecutor Backs X Ban as Disinformation Fears Grow Todayq09:45 14-Sept-24
Australia PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip MailOnline05:45 14-Sept-24
Understanding the rationales and information environments for early, late, and nonadopters of the COVID-19 vaccine Nature.com04:55 14-Sept-24
Fake news, online scams spread during typhoon Yagi VnExpress International00:34 14-Sept-24
In the last 7 days
Australia’s Anti-Misinformation Laws Target Twitter Above the Law20:04 13-Sept-24
NCLA Suit Demands End to Gov’t Censorship of Support Groups for Victims of Covid Vaccine Injuries GlobeNewswire (Press Release)19:01 13-Sept-24
Misinformation, violence, and Facebook Varsity18:17 13-Sept-24
Gardaí warn about ‘misinformation and fake news’ over incident in Blakestown The Irish Times18:16 13-Sept-24
Garda appeal on Dublin school incident misinformation RTE17:43 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk Outraged by Australia's Proposed Misinformation Law PC Magazine17:09 13-Sept-24
Fake Social Media Accounts Spread Harris-Trump Debate Misinformation Forbes14:57 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk Sparks Outrage, Labels Australian Government 'Fascists' Over New Misinformation Law Business Times13:44 13-Sept-24
Musk brands Australian government ‘fascists’ after they try to fine tech giants that fail to… Fortune12:32 13-Sept-24
Big Tech on trial: Musk, misinformation, and monopolies Techinformed11:44 13-Sept-24
Australia plans to fine social media companies over misinformation Verdict11:03 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk's 'fascists' comment over social media disinformation angers Australians Anadolu Agency09:40 13-Sept-24
Australia wants to slam X, Facebook with whooping fines: Elon Musk reacts with a single word Phone Arena08:11 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk calls Australia government ‘fascists’ over social media bill The Independent06:29 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk criticizes Australia's misinformation law, calls it 'fascist' NewsBytes06:01 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk decries Australia's misinformation crackdown New Zealand Herald04:25 13-Sept-24
Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation law Radio New Zealand04:23 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation law The Economic Times04:15 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk calls Australia ‘fascists’, attacks social media laws targeting misinformation South China Morning Post02:48 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk Calls Australia 'Fascist' Over Move To Fine Tech Giants For Misinformation Spread News18.com02:38 13-Sept-24
Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over bill on falsehoods Nikkei Asian Review02:33 13-Sept-24
Told by Australia to be responsible for misinformation, X owner Elon Musk cries ‘fascists’ Malay Mail01:55 13-Sept-24
Musk brands Australia 'fascists' over fines for tech giants spreading misinformation France 2401:44 13-Sept-24
Musk Calls Australia Officials ‘Fascists’ Over Social Media Laws BNN Bloomberg01:34 13-Sept-24
Musk brands Australia 'fascists' after move to fine tech giants Yahoo! UK & Ireland01:18 13-Sept-24
The biggest perpetrators of misinformation and privacy breaches will escape new laws Crikey01:10 13-Sept-24
Brazil’s Crackdown On X Represents A Dangerous Approach To Institutional Mistrust – OpEd Eurasia Review00:27 13-Sept-24
Delaware primaries went smoothly despite misinformation on social media Delaware Public Media23:53 12-Sept-24
Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown The New Daily23:40 12-Sept-24
Musk calls Australian govt ‘fascist’ over misinformation crackdown InDaily23:33 12-Sept-24
Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown The North West Star23:17 12-Sept-24
Australia Proposes New Laws to Address Misinformation on Social Media Platforms Social Media Today22:23 12-Sept-24
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2024 in a photo : The Minnesota Vikings have denounced Tim Walz: “We don’t… PolitiFact22:16 12-Sept-24
Australia news LIVE: ‘Significant’ protests for final day of weapons expo; Elon Musk labels… The Age21:57 12-Sept-24
Glaad Submits Public Comment To Meta Oversight Board On Anti-Trans Hate And Harassment Case GLAAD20:09 12-Sept-24
Australia pushes 'Misinformation' fines for social media, gives mainstream media a pass The Blaze19:45 12-Sept-24
Cultural determinants of COVID-19 vaccines misinformation in Malawi Nature.com18:04 12-Sept-24
Australia mulls crackdown on social media disinformation Anadolu Agency16:15 12-Sept-24
Australia mulls fining social media companies over ‘misinformation’ Semafor15:54 12-Sept-24
Australia to fine social media giants for enabling misinformation | REUTERS Reuters - YouTube15:09 12-Sept-24
Australia plans to get tough on misinformation on social media Financial Mail13:41 12-Sept-24
Vaccine sceptic GP, 44, who claimed 'masks do nothing' and spread misinformation about… MailOnline11:37 12-Sept-24
Australia targets social media giants in its crackdown on misinformation The News International10:57 12-Sept-24
The 2024 Elections: Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady, endorses Kamala Harris. Here’s why that matters. LSE10:22 12-Sept-24
TikTok strengthens measures to combat misinformation ahead of SL’s Presidential election Lanka Business Online07:13 12-Sept-24
Australia to twist knife on social media giants, set to fine 5pc of global revenue for enabling spread of misinformation Malay Mail05:42 12-Sept-24
Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation Yahoo! UK & Ireland04:13 12-Sept-24
Social media misinformation to be policed by watchdog The Canberra Times03:33 12-Sept-24
Brazil’s Crackdown on X Represents a Dangerous Approach to Institutional Mistrust Foundation for Economic Education03:25 12-Sept-24
Government declares war on big tech, but can it actually win? ABC Online01:15 12-Sept-24
Social media’s role in fueling extremism and misinformation in a divided political climate PBS Online00:16 12-Sept-24
Taylor Swift’s deepfake fight with Donald Trump exposes a real legal wrinkle Fortune00:15 12-Sept-24
Communications watchdog wins power to oversee ‘deliberate lies’ spread on social media InQueensland23:09 11-Sept-24
California Attorney General urges social media and AI giants to tackle election misinformation Cryptopolitan23:09 11-Sept-24
Nebraska school districts face surge of threats, battle spread of misinformation Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska22:45 11-Sept-24
How Swift's Endorsement Took On AI Misinfo TIME22:21 11-Sept-24
Attorney General Bonta Urges Top Social Media and AI Executives to Address Election Misinformation California Attorney General (Press Release)19:50 11-Sept-24
Stephen Richer criticizes Elon Musk’s election fraud claims DevX.com19:29 11-Sept-24
Misinformation, deepfakes and bias, oh my! MSU experts on media literacy during election season Newswise (Press Release)19:24 11-Sept-24
Social media lies to be regulated by online cop The North West Star18:43 11-Sept-24
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows that AI really can influence elections Fortune16:06 11-Sept-24
The Cat-Eating Hysteria is a Flashing Red Light For November’s Election Mediaite15:42 11-Sept-24
Who Shares Hostile Political News on Social Media? Society for Personality and Social Psychology14:54 11-Sept-24
AI companies have a news problem. Journalists have the skills they need to fix it. Columbia Journalism Review13:13 11-Sept-24
Social media companies could be fined for not cracking down on misinformation under new bill ABC Online13:12 11-Sept-24
Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime WA Today13:03 11-Sept-24
Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris for US Elections 2024 Amidst AI Misinformation Concerns Coinotag12:43 11-Sept-24
Brazil may just have showed what not to do in tackling social media lies. Succeeding is the… Cleveland.com12:22 11-Sept-24
Case against Bengal man for circulating fake news against Chief Justice India Today10:44 11-Sept-24
Bengal man booked for spreading fake news on social media to defame CJI Deccan Herald10:21 11-Sept-24
West Bengal Police book man for spreading fake news on social media to defame Cji The Telegraph, Calcutta10:19 11-Sept-24
Trump, Twitter, and truth judgments: The effects of “disputed” tags and political knowledge on the judged truthfulness… HKS Misinformation Review09:48 11-Sept-24
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US president France 2405:08 11-Sept-24
UK lawmakers may call Elon Musk to testify over spread of misinformation on X News.ng23:16 10-Sept-24
Lps: No active threat at Goodrich after misinformation spreads online Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska19:57 10-Sept-24
Should Freedom of Speech Extend to Social Media? (Part I) Zeihan on Geopolitics15:38 10-Sept-24
X Updates Grok AI Chatbot Over Election Misinformation Silicon UK09:16 10-Sept-24
JD Vance’s latest cat flub is bizarre misinformation about migrants eating them The Verge00:42 10-Sept-24
FDA's Draft Guidance on Addressing Misinformation About Medical Devices and Prescription Drugs JD Supra19:16 9-Sept-24
You Won't Believe Which 19 Celebrities Have Actively Spread False Information BuzzFeed15:22 9-Sept-24
‘Increase in hate speech’ makes Limerick community log out of X for the last time Limerick Post12:12 9-Sept-24
How influencers and algorithms mobilize propaganda — and distort reality Nature.com10:25 9-Sept-24
We need to fight the misinformation campaign waged by the trans lobby MercatorNet08:22 9-Sept-24
Climate change, banditry, fuel hike and food security The Daily Trust01:35 9-Sept-24
Fake news, social media, and "The Death of Truth" CBS News15:21 8-Sept-24
In the last month
Julius Randle might not be guaranteed goner from Knicks that viral social media post suggests FanSided23:36 7-Sept-24
One week later: X’s future in Brazil on the line as Supreme Court reviews ban Cointelegraph19:09 6-Sept-24
TikTok Updates In-App Election Center MediaPost17:42 6-Sept-24
Canada is dangerously close to an eruption of social unrest Toronto Star10:20 6-Sept-24
Regulating social media is crucial, but freedom of expression must be preserved, says MCMC deputy Malay Mail02:46 6-Sept-24
2019 FLASHBACK: Sen. Kamala Harris Vows DOJ Will Hold Social Media "Accountable" For Hate,… RealClearPolitics (Video)01:39 6-Sept-24
With AI making misinformation easier, experts have concerns about election CBS Philadelphia00:50 6-Sept-24
This Election Season Stopping Misinformation Must Start at the Top OODA Loop20:54 5-Sept-24
Attorney General James Protects New Yorkers from AI-Created Election Misinformation New York State Attorney General (Press Release)16:46 5-Sept-24
Disinformation Case in England: Misinformation Sparks Nationwide Unrest Propastop12:43 5-Sept-24
DOJ outlines Russia’s disinformation campaigns designed to interfere with U.S. election PBS Online23:57 4-Sept-24
Social Media stated on August 29, 2024 in a post on Instagram : “BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California,… PolitiFact22:23 4-Sept-24
Want to fight misinformation? Teach people how algorithms work Nieman Journalism Lab16:08 4-Sept-24
From ubiquitous bird app to banned in Brazil: what happened to X (and will it happen to others)? MIDiA Research13:45 4-Sept-24
Govt to merge all ICT, communications laws Daily Monitor07:45 4-Sept-24
Spamouflage trolls pretend to be American patriots on X, TikTok ahead of US presidential election The Register19:21 3-Sept-24
‘Threads Just Doesn’t Have The Juice’: NFL Writers On Brazil’s Twitter Ban Front Office Sports18:24 3-Sept-24
Starlink frozen in Brazil as Musk defies court orders on X misinformation Capacity Media15:11 3-Sept-24
Book Review: A Misinformation Researcher’s Guide to the ‘Carnival of Mirrors’ Just Security14:01 3-Sept-24
Ask an expert: AI and disinformation in the 2024 presidential election Penn State News11:41 3-Sept-24
Cambodia ramps up efforts to combat fake news The Phnom Penh Post11:02 3-Sept-24
Bengaluru: Police Book Bangladeshi Journalist, Indian News Portal Staffer Over Post On Gandhis Outlook India08:56 3-Sept-24
Just Because Elon Musk Is Rich, The World Doesn't Have To Put Up With His 'Far-Right Ideology,' Says Brazil's President … Benzinga02:34 3-Sept-24
Musk moves out as Bluesky rises to fill Brazil’s Twitter void Techinformed17:29 2-Sept-24
WC SAPS dismiss allegations that officers being extorted at Delft Police Station as fake news Eyewitness News17:24 2-Sept-24
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: ‘Misinformation is dangerous’ BBC16:10 2-Sept-24
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Digital Media Top Stories

Google hit with monopoly lawsuit over its advertising technology AdNews23:40Google Top Internet Brands Media
Editorial: Google’s ad services monopoly needs to end Boston Herald05:54Google Top Internet Brands Media
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The California Google deal could leave out news startups and the smallest publishers Nieman Journalism Lab21:06Journalism Media Google
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Clash of the titans: Google and US attorneys kick off ad tech trial with clash over defining… Yahoo! UK & Ireland21:10Google Media Top Internet Brands
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DOJ accuses Google of knowingly taking power from publishers as government enters emails and audio as evidence Digiday05:05DOJ Google Advertising

Media Top Stories

Landmark dramas like Mr Bates at risk with junk food ad ban, ITV warns Labour i News10:03Junk food Advertising Broadcasting
Campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hails ban on junk food ads before 9pm The Mirror15:47Junk food Advertising Broadcasting
Corrie star addresses Bernie's lie in Paul story Digital Spy00:07Coronation Street TV Soaps
Corrie star reveals Summer's role in death fallout Digital Spy00:07Coronation Street TV Soaps
Waterstones coming back to Oxford Street after eight years away Evening Standard11:18Waterstones Oxford Street John Lewis
Waterstones returns to Oxford Street after eight years The Bookseller09:46Waterstones Oxford Street John Lewis
Ocado Retail unveils Ocado Ads, a ‘closed loop’ retail media learning environment to brands InternetRetailing.net11:15Ocado Supermarkets Retail
Ocado Retail enters new chapter of retail media with the launch of Ocado Ads Retail Times10:31Ocado Supermarkets Retail
New Greenpeace film subverts iconic Dove ad on anniversary of ‘Real Beauty’ campaign Greenpeace UK11:05Greenpeace Plastics Pollution Advertising
Greenpeace takes aim at Dove’s ‘toxic influence’ Creative Review09:28Greenpeace Plastics Pollution Advertising

UK Top Stories

Biden and Starmer delay decision on supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles France 2406:33US/Russia Ukraine Russia
US and Britain postpone decision on long-range strikes Kyiv Post07:36US/Russia Ukraine Russia
Sir Ed Davey jet skis into Lib Dem party conference STV19:47Ed Davey Lib Dems UK Politics
Wendy Chamberlain opens Lib Dem Conference with scathing critique of SNP Left Foot Forward15:47Ed Davey Lib Dems UK Politics
780,000 pensioners entitled to winter fuel payment will lose out – figures show Nation.Cymru14:41Benefits UK Poverty Wales
Labour faces fresh fury as officials admit seven in ten disabled pensioners will lose out from… MailOnline23:47Benefits UK Poverty Wales
Starmer may have broken rules over donor's gifts to wife BBC03:30Keir Starmer Labour Party UK Politics
Sir Keir Starmer faces possible probe over clothing donations to his wife ITV00:06Keir Starmer Labour Party UK Politics
US, Britain concerned Russia 'shared nuclear secrets' with Iran enabling it to build bomb Ynet News06:02UK/Russia US/Russia Russia
US, UK concerned Russia may be assisting Iran with nuclear weapons program — report The Times of Israel03:54UK/Russia US/Russia Russia

World Top Stories

Six foreigners arrested over alleged ‘CIA-led plot’ to kill Venezuela’s president The Age04:35Venezuela South America Latin America
Venezuela arrests US, Spanish, Czech nationals over 'destabilisation' plot India Today04:06Venezuela South America Latin America
Central Europe rushes to shore up flood defences BBC06:29Romania Czech Republic Europe
Four die in Romania floods as Europe drenched The New Daily22:56Romania Czech Republic Europe
Haiti PM visits 'horrible scene' of gas truck blast; death toll now put at 25 AsiaOne04:24Haiti Caribbean Latin America
Haiti fuel truck blast kills 24, survivors suffer severe burns Jerusalem Post06:03Haiti Caribbean Latin America
At least three killed in Egypt passenger train collision The National00:50Egypt Middle East Africa
Train collision in Egypt claims three lives AniNews.in01:49Egypt Middle East Africa
Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74 The Straits Times04:05Myanmar Severe Weather Events Asia
Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74, according to state media Malay Mail02:42Myanmar Severe Weather Events Asia
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