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How AI is worsening the dark world of child sex abuse imagery
The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse content is “chilling” and reaching a “tipping point”, according to the Internet Watch Foundation.
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Carbon credits pioneer charged with fraud after Channel 4 News probe
A carbon offset pioneer who sold hundreds of millions of dollars in carbon credits has been charged with fraud by US authorities following an investigation by Channel 4 News.
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Nearly 2,000 jobs to be lost as Port Talbot braces for closure of blast furnace
It’s the end of an era in Port Talbot, South Wales. From Monday, the last blast furnace will shut down at one of the biggest steelworks in the world, leaving it unable to make its own steel.
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Anti-pylon battle lines forming as government demands green energy revolution
That means pylons – across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. And the battle lines are forming. To bury or not to bury, that is the question. Nobody wants to look out on pylons.
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Elon Musk criticised over Harris and Biden assassination comments
He said it was a joke, but that didn’t stop the White House from slamming Elon Musk as “irresponsible” for musing on X about why no one had tried to assassinate Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, after the attempt against Donald Trump.
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Gamers manipulated into overspending, warn consumer groups
Gaming has become its own world. No longer just about buying the game itself, it has its own virtual places where you can change the look, feel and sound. Everything for a price, of course.
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Why is the Italian prime minister suing over deepfake porn?
The right-wing Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is suing a father and his son for allegedly making deepfake pornographic videos of her.
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EU court orders Apple to pay back billions
The EU’s highest court has ordered Apple to pay back €13 billion to Ireland in one of the world’s biggest ever corporate tax rulings. It’s an expensive knock in the teeth for the technology giant, at a time when competitors are nipping at its heels. And it raises questions once again about Ireland’s low-tax business economy.
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Is there an army of influencers peddling Russian propaganda worldwide?
The FBI have revealed that they believe that there is an army of social media influencers pedalling Kremlin propaganda across the globe.
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Former Johnson aide Baroness Owen wants law to ban deepfake porn
At just 31, she’s one of the youngest members of the House of Lords.
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Elon Musk Brazil judge row explained
Brazil’s president says Elon Musk must respect the rulings of the country’s Supreme Court, amid a feud between the two over disinformation.
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‘When Musk amplifies disinformation it leads to offline violence in many cases’ – disinformation expert
Nina Jankowicz was the Executive Director of the Disinformation Governance Board of the United States – and is now Co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, an organisation tackling disinformation.
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What can be done to combat rising misinformation on X?
Hatred, incitement and the rapid spread of misinformation: it’s all kicking off on X, driven in part by its billionaire owner Elon Musk, who’s depicting himself as a champion of free speech.
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Trump and Musk discuss Russia and immigration on glitching X livestream
It began late, was entirely off camera and was peppered with technical glitches – but Donald Trump managed to bring up all his favourite talking points during a live streamed conversation on X, with its billionaire owner Elon Musk.
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Southport attack: how disinformation spread to start a riot
It didn’t take long for misinformation to start circulating online after the attacker struck the dance class in Southport.