Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaign
A Russian influence campaign hijacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts — many belonging to influential Americans — to spread propaganda, researchers said, in a striking disinformation tactic that...
View ArticleMeta launches paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp
Meta on Wednesday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its longtime reliance on advertising revenue. Meta head of product...
View ArticleSocial media users are reassessing their trust in synthetic media
In a survey of approximately 5,900 frequent social media users across multiple markets worldwide, 69% of respondents said they trust AI-generated advice more than recommendations from virtual...
View ArticleUS enforces law to crack down on sexual deepfakes
The United States on Tuesday began enforcing a law requiring tech platforms to remove sexual deepfakes and other non-consensual intimate imagery, but experts warned of shortcomings and raised online...
View ArticleHe said, she said, AI said: Wall Street sex scandal rivets and confounds
A Wall Street banker’s explosive sexual harassment lawsuit against a female executive has triggered a torrent of salacious falsehoods muddying the waters — with AI-created deepfakes and memes fueling...
View ArticleX pledges crackdown on illegal content in UK
Elon Musk’s X has committed to cracking down on illegal content to protect UK users, Britain’s media regulator said Friday, as it steps up pressure on social media platforms. The commitments include...
View ArticleGermany wants to put TikTok ‘in European hands’
TikTok’s European business should be “in European hands,” following the example of the United States, Germany’s Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer said Tuesday. ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of...
View ArticleSelfies galore as Eurovision kicks off in Vienna
Eurovision kicked off in Vienna on Sunday, with thousands of fans flocking to the city for events and music ahead of the song contest’s grand final next weekend, with renewed calls for a boycott over...
View ArticleXimena Saenz: The grounded reality behind the glamour
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Adolescence is hard and confusing. Those who claim otherwise are either naive or have been blessed circumstances that enable such...
View ArticleNo ‘meaningful’ shift from social media sites after Australia teen ban: govt...
There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP...
View ArticleOpenAI facing ‘waves’ of US lawsuits over Canada mass shooting
Seven lawsuits were filed in US court on Wednesday against OpenAI on behalf of families impacted by the February mass shooting in the small Canadian mining town of Tumbler Ridge. The artificial...
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EU chief says Kremlin imposing ‘digital Iron Curtain’ on Russians
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday accused the Kremlin of cutting Russians off from the internet to hide worsening economic conditions in the country as sanctions over the Ukraine war bite....
View ArticleAustralia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets
Australia unveiled draft laws on Tuesday that would tax tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok unless they voluntarily strike deals to pay local outlets for news. Traditional media companies around the...
View ArticleTrump shooting scare renews ‘staged’ conspiracy theory
A flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed — and unfounded — claims that he has staged assassination attempts to boost...
View Article‘Clearly me’: AI drama accused of stealing faces
Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid. The 26-year-old is one of...
View ArticleChina’s DeepSeek says releases long-awaited new AI model
Chinese startup DeepSeek released “preview” versions of a new artificial intelligence model Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the...
View ArticleThe hidden engine powering internet fandom
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. There is a secret machine propelling fandoms forward, a quiet but powerful system that now plays a role in deciding who gets famous:...
View ArticleFrance summons Elon Musk over X probe
Billionaire Elon Musk has been summoned for a voluntary interview in Paris on Monday as part of a French probe into his social media platform X, though it remains unclear if he will appear. French...
View ArticleBranded pop-up events take center stage at Coachella
With a multitude of promotional events almost as long and diverse as its artist lineup, Coachella, one of the biggest music festivals in the world, is now an amusement park for influencers and a gold...
View ArticleRussia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content
Russia is trying to produce more pro-war influencers through content creation camps, training teenagers to spread the Kremlin’s hardline, anti-West narrative to the next generation. Since invading...
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