Fears of data harvesting and foreign interference are prompting a growing number of Western nations to crack down on the Chinese social media app.
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Australia Bans TikTok On Government Devices Amid ‘Security Concerns’
Fears of data harvesting and foreign interference are prompting a growing number of Western nations to crack down on the Chinese social media app.
Despite Facebook banning Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition from buying political ads after US Treasury sanctions, it repeatedly failed to stop sock puppet accounts from posting banned ads.
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Facebook Ran Pro-Russian Disinfo Ads Designed To Topple Ukraine’s Neighbour
Despite Facebook banning Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition from buying political ads after US Treasury sanctions, it repeatedly failed to stop sock puppet accounts from posting banned ads.
AI Adviser ‘Hired’ by the Romanian Government To Read People’s Minds
“My role is now to represent you, like a mirror,” the AI, which is called Ion, said at the launch event.
AI video generator Synthesia confirmed to VICE World News the “Pan-Africanist” video backing Burkina Faso's military rulers had been made using its software but would not reveal who had created them.
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Someone Made AI Videos of ‘Americans’ Backing a Military Coup in West Africa
AI video generator Synthesia confirmed to VICE World News the “Pan-Africanist” video backing Burkina Faso's military rulers had been made using its software but would not reveal who had created them.
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