How TikTokers think about misinformation
As more Americans turn to the video app for politics, a researcher examines how they decide what to believe.
By Will Oremus
Europe just gave Silicon Valley fresh ammo in its deregulation push
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is overflowing with AI bills
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By Gerrit De Vynck and Will Oremus
A telltale clue reveals shady ads on Facebook and Instagram
Links to Telegram on Meta’s platforms often lead to drugs and scams, researchers find.
By Will Oremus
Tech companies rally behind FTC’s crackdown on fake reviews
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
AI researchers call for ‘personhood credentials’ as bots get smarter
Paper warns AI impersonators could “overwhelm the internet” without better ways to verify humans.
By Will Oremus
How Democrats’ party platform has shifted on tech policy
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
Trump’s mysterious X promos show the limits of digital ad transparency
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Aaron Schaffer
AI’s legal reckoning is one step closer
A class-action lawsuit brought by a group of artists against firms Stability AI and Midjourney cleared a key legal hurdle.
By Will Oremus
Democrats flip social media ‘censorship’ complaints on Musk, GOP
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
California is weighing a flurry of sprawling tech bills — again
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
CrowdStrike’s lawyer talks tough; its CEO promises to do better
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By Joseph Menn
Google’s antitrust fight isn’t over. The next phase is just as big.
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
Tech group asks Trump to clarify Section 230 stance
He tried to roll back tech’s liability shield as president. But he’s been quieter since launching Truth Social.
By Will Oremus
Senators want to prevent the next Scarlett Johansson AI voice fiasco
Lawmakers are introducing a bill to give people a property right over their digital replicas.
By Cristiano Lima-Strong
Microsoft calls for new laws on deepfake fraud, AI sexual abuse images
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By Gerrit De Vynck and Will Oremus
Schumer expects child online safety bills to pass Senate by wide margin
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
FBI should clean up its interactions with online platforms, DOJ watchdog says
Announcement comes after inspector general calls for transparency, new policies to avoid “jawboning”
By Will Oremus
Congress is ramping up oversight of the global CrowdStrike outages
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
Judges air free-speech concerns over California’s child online safety law
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong