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Tech platforms | Concerned AI | David Sullivan | Contacting MPs | MoggingWhy is it that in the coverage of the downsides of the activities of the tech bros’ platforms, the term “social media” is used (Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest, 6 June). “Social” implies care, consideration and cooperation. […]
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Regulator will monitor measures taken by companies‘Spikes have often targeted Black and minority ethnic players’Ofcom has written to social media companies to remind them of their responsibilities regarding online abuse and said it will monitor measures taken against “illegal hate content” during the World Cup.After the experience of England players during the men’s 2021 European
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Released just before the World Cup kicks off, this upstart football game is positioning itself as a credible alternative to EA Sports FCThis month something extremely unusual happened in the video game world: someone launched a new football game. It used to be that the market could support a vast array of contenders, from arcade
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Social media protection service offered by FifaEnglish FA yet to confirm whether it will use serviceFifa will expand the use of AI at the World Cup to reduce the amount of abusive messages that teams and players are exposed to on social media.World football’s governing body introduced a social media protection service after the 2022
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When it comes to scandal, seeing is believing – which is why these images caused such a stirWords can tell a story, but it’s pictures that will make you believe in it. Such is the power of a photograph; the ability to strip away illusions, to illuminate something hidden, and sometimes force us to accept
AI feature generated offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disastersLiverpool and Manchester United have complained to Elon Musk’s X after the Grok AI feature made offensive posts about Diogo Jota and the Hillsborough and Munich disasters.The posts were generated when users asked the AI tool to make hateful posts about the
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Partnership with tech giant speaks to push to engage younger fans but also has wider strategic goals in mindIn this World Cup year, Fifa has come out of the blocks quickly. In the past few weeks any number of initiatives have been announced or activated, from a data partnership with Opta to facilitate more betting,
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After repeatedly denying for weeks that his force used AI tools, the chief constable of the West Midlands police has finally admitted that a hugely controversial decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from the UK did involve hallucinated information from Microsoft Copilot. In October 2025, Birmingham’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) met to decide
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