#rumorsandmisinformation — Public Fediverse posts

Employee’s Change Caused xAI’s Chatbot to Veer Into South African Politics - Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/technology/xai-elon-musk-south-africa.html #refugeesanddisplacedpersons #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #grahampaul(1964-) #altmansamuelh #southafrica #muskelon #x.aiinc

TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated? - For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. T... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/technology/tiktok-ban-bill-tech-law.html #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #politicsandgovernment #lobbyingandlobbyists #lawandlegislation #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #amazon.cominc #socialmedia #alphabetinc

Fake Explicit Taylor Swift Images Swamp Social Media - Fans of the star and lawmakers condemned the images, probably generated by artificial int... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/arts/music/taylor-swift-ai-fake-images.html #indecencyobscenityandprofanity #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #mobileapplications #lawandlegislation #swifttaylor #socialmedia

QAnon Candidates Aren’t Thriving, but Some of Their Ideas Are - While few with ties to the conspiracy theory are winning their primaries, themes pushed b... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/technology/qanon-midterms.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #presidentialelectionof2020 #voterfraud(electionfraud) #fringegroupsandmovements #rumorsandmisinformation #watkinsron(1987/88-) #conspiracytheories #projectdemocracy #lakekaria #qanon

The Leader of the QAnon Conspiracy Theory Returns - Three posts on Friday night signaled the resurfacing of a figure who used a variety of co... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/25/technology/qanon-leader-returns.html #right-wingextremismandalt-right #fringegroupsandmovements #rumorsandmisinformation #watkinsron(1987/88-) #conspiracytheories #qanon

How Lies on Social Media Are Inflaming the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Misinformation has flourished on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and other social media about t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/technology/israel-palestine-misinformation-lies-social-media.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #warandarmedconflicts #funeralsandmemorials #tiktok(bytedance) #netanyahubenjamin #arabiclanguage #palestinians #socialmedia #gazastrip

Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Misinformation has flourished on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and other social media about t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/technology/misinformation-israeli-palestinian-conflict.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #rumorsandmisinformation #computersandtheinternet #warandarmedconflicts #funeralsandmemorials #tiktok(bytedance) #netanyahubenjamin #arabiclanguage #palestinians #socialmedia #telegramllc #whatsappinc

YouTube, under pressure over election falsehoods, suspends OAN for Covid-19 misinformation. - The company, which has largely escaped the scrutiny faced by other social media outfits, is being ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/youtube-under-pressure-over-election-falsehoods-suspends-oan-for-covid-19-misinformation.html #presidentialelectionof2020 #rumorsandmisinformation #electionssenate #menendezrobert #wojcickisusan #hironomaziek #klobucharamy #youtube.com #petersgary

Democratic senators urge YouTube to remove election misinformation videos. - The senators sent a letter urging action to the company, which has largely escaped the scrutiny of... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/democratic-senators-urge-youtube-to-remove-election-misinformation-videos.html #presidentialelectionof2020 #rumorsandmisinformation #electionssenate #menendezrobert #wojcickisusan #hironomaziek #klobucharamy #youtube.com #petersgary