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Musk threatens to sue hate speech watchdog group |
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, threatened to sue a nonprofit organization that was tracking the spread of hate speech on the platform, the organization said Monday. |
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The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), an organization that tracks online hate speech and misinformation, sent a letter Monday to Alex Spiro, an attorney that represents X owner Elon Musk, cautioning the company against "any further attempts … to threaten or intimidate our clients." The letter also asked X to "preserve all documents and other information" related to disinformation and hate speech on the platform. The CCDH said it received a letter earlier this month from Spiro threatening to sue over allegations of "misleading claims" about Twitter. The letter targets a study the CCDH posted in June that found Twitter failed to act on 99 percent of hate posted by subscribers to Twitter Blue, the paid feature that lets users purchase verification marks. Spiro's letter called the claims "false" and "misleading" and argued that the CCDH "intends to harm Twitter's business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims." Attorneys representing the CCDH called the letter "ridiculous" and doubled down on the research cited in the report. They also pointed out that the CCDH regularly published reports about other social media platforms, including rival platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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California's privacy regulator said Monday it will be reviewing the data privacy practices of connected car manufacturers. Connected cars offer drivers smart features including web-based entertainment, location sharing, cameras and smartphone integration. In its announcement Monday, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPAA) said in order to provide these features, the vehicles "often automatically gather consumers' … |
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| Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said artificial intelligence (AI) could take over tasks from doctors sooner rather than later. "The inevitable question isn't so much if but when these artificial intelligence devices can step into the shoes of doctors. For some tasks, this medical future is sooner than we think," Gottlieb wrote in an opinion piece published with CNBC. Gottlieb said … |
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Preventing artificial intelligence chatbots from creating harmful content may be more difficult than initially believed, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University which reveals new methods to bypass safety protocols. Popular AI services like ChatGPT and Bard use user inputs to generate useful answers, including everything from generating scripts and ideas to entire pieces of writing. The services have safety … |
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Russian propaganda spreading in video games |
Russian propaganda is spreading on popular video games, like Microsoft-owned Minecraft, and on adjacent discussion platforms, like Discord and Steam, The New York Times reported. |
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X reinstates Ye's account |
X, the site formerly known as Twitter, reinstated the account for Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, but there will be some restrictions on how the account is used, Deadline reported. |
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San Francisco prosecutors lay out murder case against consultant in death of Cash App's Bob Lee |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DNA from a bloody knife and video footage are crucial pieces of evidence against a tech consultant charged with murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was found bleeding on a deserted San Francisco street in April, prosecutors argued Monday. The San Francisco … |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant "X" sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform. City officials … |
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would “have to” use nuclear weapons if Ukrainian forces threaten Russian territory … Read more |
| New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is predicting that former President Trump will not be the GOP nominee for president in 2024 and that he will not … Read more |
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