A knife attack in Belfast by a Sudanese asylum seeker has become the latest trigger event for far-right activists, who spread footage on X and Telegram to fuel anti-immigration protests internationally.
Ofcom mandates emergency measures for social media platforms to stop illegal content going viral, following concerns over misinformation spread during the 2024 summer riots and the Henry Nowak case.
A reader argues that 'social media' is a misnomer, suggesting 'antisocial media' instead. Other letters cover AI empathy, David Sullivan, contacting MPs, and 'mogging'.
Australia proposes a digital duty of care for social media platforms to prevent online harm. Our research with women and gender-diverse users offers six practical recommendations for safety by design.
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Jess Asato, a Labour MP, has filed a lawsuit against xAI, Elon Musk's company, alleging that its Grok tool generated fake sexualised images of her without consent, aiming to rebalance rights against big tech.
Mat Watkinson and Keith Flett explain why they remain on Elon Musk's X platform, citing corporate inertia and the need to engage with politicians not on alternative platforms like Bluesky.
A former police constable has been forced into hiding after AI platforms falsely identified her as an arresting officer in the Henry Nowak murder case. She left the force 20 months before the incident.
A new survey reveals the average person in Britain will spend 41,000 hours flicking idly between news apps and social media, getting increasingly miserable.
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