AHMEDABAD, India — The two men were unlikely candidates to work in the news business.Neither had a background in journalism, but both were alarmed with the surge of misinformation in […]
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Back to news homeThis Ad’s for You (Not Your Neighbor)
Over the last few weeks, tens of thousands of voters in the Detroit area who watch streaming video services were shown different local campaign ads pegged to their political leanings.Digital […]
Sweeping Children’s Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California
Social media and game platforms often use recommendation algorithms, find-a-friend tools, smartphone notices and other enticements to keep people glued online. But the same techniques may pose risks to scores […]
We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting
We’ve seen a few efforts to close the gap — Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence recently held a three-day “A.I. boot camp” for congressional staff members, for example — […]
To Fight Election Falsehoods, Social Media Companies Ready a Familiar Playbook
The election dashboards are back online, the fact-checking teams have reassembled, and warnings about misleading content are cluttering news feeds once again.As the United States marches toward another election season, […]
How Russia Propaganda Is Reaching Beyond English Speakers
The day after a missile struck a shopping mall in central Ukraine in June, killing at least 18 people, the Spanish-language arm of Russia’s global television network, RT en Español, […]
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our kids” and “Our kids, our choice.”Almost everyone in the crowd of more […]
F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan Upends Antitrust Standards by Suing Meta
WASHINGTON — Early in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan declared that she would rein in the power of the largest technology companies in a […]
F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed for an injunction to block Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, from buying a virtual reality company called Within, potentially […]
How Mark Zuckerberg Is Leading Meta Into Its Next Phase
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of the company formerly known as Facebook, called his top lieutenants for the social network to a last-minute meeting in […]