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Singapore orders foreigners' Facebook posts taken down under new election rules
Economic Times
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2m ago
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Singapore has ordered Facebook to block access to posts by three foreigners accused of trying to influence its election along racial and religious lines. The posts, which supported the opposition Workers' Party and criticized ruling Malay-Muslim politicians, were deemed to interfere with domestic politics. The takedown is under new rules preventing foreigners from publishing election advertising. The accused rejected the interference claims, asserting their intentions were to highlight marginalized Malay-Muslim community issues.
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Social media platform X withholds some political posts in India after election commission order
Reuters
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1y ago
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Social media platform X has revealed that it withheld certain posts in India that contained political speech, following orders from the country's election commission. The withheld posts included content from elected politicians, political parties, and candidates for office. X, owned by Elon Musk, expressed disagreement with the takedown orders and urged the election commission to publicly disclose all future orders. With India's upcoming general election, considered the world's largest electoral exercise, this move raises questions about freedom of speech and the role of social media in political discourse.
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Meta fights sprawling Chinese 'Spamouflage' operation
Economic Times
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1y ago
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Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China and criticize the West. Facebook or Instagram accounts or pages identified as part of the "large and prolific covert influence operation" were taken down for violating Meta rules against coordinated deceptive behavior on its platforms.
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Venezuela President suspends X access for 10 days after exchange with Elon Musk
Economic Times
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11m ago
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 10-day block on access to Twitter, accusing owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred and inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election. Posts on Twitter have stopped loading on private telephone services and state-owned Movilnet. Maduro accused Musk of violating Twitter's rules and using the social network to incite hatred. The president did not provide further details about the process taken against Twitter. The announcement comes after Maduro and Musk exchanged accusations over Venezuela's election results.
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Threads users can now turn off post suggestions for Instagram and Facebook
Livemint
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1y ago
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Meta's Threads now allows users to disable post suggestions for Instagram and Facebook. Users can go to the privacy section of the Threads app, uncheck the toggles for Facebook and Instagram under "Suggesting posts on other apps" to prevent their posts from being suggested on these platforms. The feature aims to boost engagement on Threads, which reportedly has nearly 100 million monthly users. The app also introduced new features like view counts, polls, GIFs, and pinned posts.
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A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies
Wired
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1y ago
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Facebook's Oversight Board will review a manipulated video of President Joe Biden circulating on the platform during the 2022 US midterm elections. The video, falsely labeling Biden as a "pedophile," was not taken down by Meta (formerly Facebook). The review aims to push Meta to address their handling of manipulated media and election disinformation ahead of the 2024 US presidential election and other global votes. Experts warn that generative AI will likely complicate and exacerbate election-related disinformation. The Oversight Board can issue binding decisions but has limited power over resource allocation and content moderation outside the US.
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X Withholds Some Posts On Election Commission's Directions
Inc42
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1y ago
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Twitter, owned by Elon Musk, has complied with takedown orders from the Election Commission of India (ECI), but expressed disagreement with the action. The orders required the social media platform to remove posts violating the Model Code of Conduct, related to political speech by elected politicians, political parties, and candidates. Twitter has informed impacted users and published the takedown orders for transparency. They have also urged the Election Commission to make all takedown orders public in the future. This is not the first time Twitter has faced conflicts with Indian authorities over content censorship.
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EU presses Meta on plans after disinformation tracker axed
Economic Times
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11m ago
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The European Union has formally requested Meta (formerly Facebook) to provide details on how it plans to ensure transparency after scrapping the CrowdTangle tool, which tracks disinformation online. Meta's decision to shut down the tool has drawn criticism, as it is considered crucial for tracking viral falsehoods, especially during major election campaigns. The EU's request was made under the Digital Services Act, a new law aimed at tackling illegal content online. Meta has until September 6th to provide information on its alternative platforms for researchers and its plans to update election monitoring functionalities.
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Musk's X withholds accounts, tweets in India to obey orders
TechCrunch
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1y ago
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X (formerly known as Twitter) announced that it is withholding specific accounts and posts in India due to executive orders from the Indian government. X disagreed with the action taken but stated that non-compliance could result in fines and imprisonment. The lack of disclosure surrounding the executive orders is concerning, as it leads to a lack of transparency and accountability. India has become an important market for global technology firms, and the country's amended IT rules grant the government more power to enforce compliance from internet services. Concerns have been raised regarding pre-censorship and the lack of accountability in the blocking of accounts related to farmers' protests.
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ECI issues SOP for EVM memory check, mock polls
Economic Times
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26d ago
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The Election Commission of India has unveiled new Standard Operating Procedures for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), introducing measures like a burnt memory check and a mock poll for losing candidates, as per the Supreme Court's directives. This protocol will be applied to over 100 verification applications from the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections. The process involves critical checks, a mock poll option, and cost reductions, ensuring transparency with video-recording, while not considered election papers under the Conduct of Election Rules.
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Social media platform X withholds some political posts in India after election commission order
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
Social media platform X has confirmed that it withheld certain posts in India containing political speech from elected politicians, political parties, and candidates for office as instructed by the country's election commission. However, X expressed disagreement with the commission's orders and called for transparency by urging the publication of all takedown orders in the future. The move comes ahead of India's upcoming general elections, which is set to be the largest electoral exercise globally with nearly a billion eligible voters.
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