State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack
James P. Rubin, the coordinator of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, disputed the allegations that his organization censored Americans’ comments online....
How Meta’s New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of Surveillance
Brian X. Chen, the Tech Fix columnist for The New York Times, wearing the new Ray-Ban Meta glasses with built-in cameras....
Political Debate Is Rife on TikTok. Politicians? Not So Much.
President Biden could probably command a huge audience on TikTok, based on his 37.6 million followers on the X platform and 17.2 million on Instagram....
Elon Musk Brings Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Back to X
The right-wing provocateur Alex Jones said on Thursday that he hoped Elon Musk would reinstate his account on X, formerly known as Twitter....
Russia’s Latest Disinformation Tactic Exploits American Celebrities
Russia’s Latest Disinformation Tactic Exploits American Celebrities The Kremlin has unleashed a new weapon in its information war with the West: the fake celebrity cameo....
Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate
“This means that nobody, including Meta, can see what’s sent or said, unless you choose to report a message to us,” wrote Loredana Crisan, a...
How Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.’s Harms
How Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.’s Harms When European Union leaders introduced a 125-page draft law to regulate artificial intelligence in...
Inside Kick, an Upstart Streaming Competitor to Twitch
“We are very quickly having to adapt what we consider to be aboveboard and where we have to say ‘no,’” said Ed Craven, the chief...
Judge Halts TikTok Ban in Montana
A TikTok billboard in Helena, Montana, in August. A state law calls for a TikTok ban to start on Jan. 1....
Elon Musk Uses a Crude Insult to Slam Advertisers for Pulling Back From X
Elon Musk Uses a Crude Insult to Slam Advertisers for Pulling Back From X Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Elon Musk Uses a Crude Insult to Slam...