The arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France and the closure of X in Brazil are two of the latest signs that times are changing, with networks beginning to be held more accountable
The conversation between the Republican candidate and one of his most important financiers was marked by technical errors and falsehoods
The owner of X is the biggest troll on the network formerly known as Twitter, which has become a haven for extremists and fake news. A new documentary explains how the platform has fallen in parallel with the ideological drift of the billionaire
Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has gone viral at the Paris Games, not for winning a medal, but rather for his love of a chocolate treat
Keir Starmer’s government demands responsibility from social media platforms after the riots sparked by the deaths of three young girls and has criticised Elon Musk, who permits disinformation on X
A study concludes that they are carried out mostly by older men, that more bots participate than real users, and the results are more biased before than after elections
The experts consulted consider blocking on social media to be a formula for empowerment and an ally for our well-being
Nina Santos is an expert and researcher on disinformation, hate speech and artificial intelligence. Based in Brazil, she approaches the debate from the perspective of the countries of the region
Meta’s new social media platform celebrates its first anniversary by coming close to X, the goal with which it was launched. Despite being a clone of X, Threads has always sought to distinguish itself as a less angry place, with fewer politics and news
The scientific journal ‘Nature’ has published three studies that offer a variety of recommendations to curb misinformation, such as warning advertisers so that they don’t inadvertently finance lies. Researchers have also demystified the real effects of this content
A study has revealed that links without context go viral on social networks with the help of malicious actors, elevating the risk of misinformation
The renowned social psychologist’s new book ‘The Anxious Generation’ is topping US sales charts. The NYU professor believes that people are fed up with social media and are looking for a way out
A study reveals that, in the battle against disinformation, proving the falsehood of a news item is more effective than eliminating it. X has recently incorporated that approach for tweets
The threat of misinformation and the spread of fake news is now common in all elections, at least since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The danger has increased considerably with generative artificial intelligence
The meteoric rise of a group of right-wing pseudonymous influencers who act as alternative information sources has coincided with a decline in public trust in government and media through the 2020 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic
Boomers connected with their lost friends on Facebook. Millennials did it themselves through an Instagram filter. But one generation dominates the networks: Gen Z
The .ai internet domain for Anguilla is attracting tech companies interested in using the domain extension for their AI services
The court ruled in two cases that are similar to a case involving Trump and his decision to block critics from his personal account on Twitter, now known as X. The justices dismissed the case after the former president left office in January 2021
Speculation runs rampant after she was hospitalized for surgery last December and disappeared from public view
Justices are debating how to establish criteria on freedom of expression on platforms, warning that any doctrine on the matter contains ‘landmines’
Laws signed in Florida and Texas in 2021 aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right
The companies aren’t committing to ban or remove deepfakes. Instead, the accord outlines methods they will use to try to detect and label deceptive AI content when it is created or distributed on their platforms
The SEC has been conducting a fact-finding investigation into the period before Musk’s Twitter takeover, when the San Francisco-based social media company was still publicly traded
The Danish researcher speaks with EL PAÍS about how to understand the fragility of digital memory within the apparent abundance of the internet age
Khamenei and accounts associated with the supreme leader had been praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel
Online fraud has multiplied in recent months due to the lack of moderation on the social media platform X and the use of artificial intelligence
Elon Musk had banned the student from Twitter, now known as X, where he had more than 30 accounts, one of them being @elonjet
