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AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Deepfake, Digital media, Health, Internet, Medicine, Social media, Technology, TikTok, UK news, US news

Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effectsTikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation.The factchecking organisation Full Fact has uncovered hundreds of such videos featuring impersonated versions of doctors […]

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Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws

Advertising, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Digital media, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Media, Social media, Technology, US news, World news, X

Ruling likely to put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald TrumpElon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120m (£105m) after it was found in breach of new EU digital laws, in a high-stakes ruling likely to put the European Commission on a collision course with the US billionaire and

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Explaining UK debt with biscuits: Labour MPs get the hang of viral content

Artificial Intelligence, Digital media, Economic policy, Instagram, Labour, Media, Meta, Politics, Scotland, Social media, Technology, TikTok, UK news

Gordon McKee, whose explainer has racked up 3m views, leads way as party tries to harness power of social mediaUK politics live – latest updatesA perennial head-scratcher for progressives is how to craft a simple, compelling message on the economy. One Labour MP found the answer in a few packets of M&S biscuits.Gordon McKee, who

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Teens hoping to get around Australia’s social media ban are rushing to smaller apps. Where are they going?

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As Meta begins deleting accounts and the deadline looms, children have already begun to flock to platforms not included in the banned list, like Coverstar, Lemon8, Yope and RednoteAustralia social media ban explained: everything you need to knowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Australia prepares to block under-16s from accessing

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The Guardian view on regulating pornography: a £1m fine does not prove the Online Safety Act is working | Editorial

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Beeban Kidron, Children, Deepfake, Digital media, Internet safety, Liz Kendall, Ofcom, Online abuse, Pornography, Social media, UK news, Young people

As technology advances, so does the problems it causes. Ministers as well as regulators need to be tough and proactiveAwareness of the harm caused by online pornography is rising. Last month, the government bowed to pressure from campaigners and pledged to make depictions of strangulation illegal. Research showing that a majority of children have viewed

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Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Digital media, Media, Social media, Technology, TikTok

Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a monthHundreds of accounts on TikTok are garnering billions of views by pumping out AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualised material, according to a report.Researchers said they had uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts pushing 43,000 posts made with generative AI tools and accumulating 4.5bn views

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The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’

Artificial Intelligence, Deepfake, Digital media, Education, Media, Pornography, Schools, Social media, Society, Technology

The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast ‘It worries me that it’s so normalised. He obviously wasn’t hiding it. He didn’t feel this was something he shouldn’t be doing.

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Instagram’s age-verification identified a moustachioed adult as over 16 – but how did it go with a 13-year-old?

Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Digital media, Instagram, Meta, Social media, Social media ban

Meta platform allows users under 16 in Australia to change their date of birth – but only after clearing a ‘video selfie’ or providing government ID Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Instagram’s process for determining whether a user is over

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