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Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest
Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ XThe government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X.The technology secretary was speaking after rioting broke out in Southampton over the police response to the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak, a case about which Musk has repeatedly posted.
Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest
Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ XThe government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X.The technology secretary was speaking after rioting broke out in Southampton over the police response to the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak, a case about which Musk has repeatedly posted.
Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest
Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ XThe government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X.The technology secretary was speaking after rioting broke out in Southampton over the police response to the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak, a case about which Musk has repeatedly posted.
UK's answer to AI job fears is a bot to polish your CV
The UK government is about to unleash an AI-powered CV writer on jobseekers in the hope that the technology taking jobs can also help people to find them. Prime minister Keir Starmer used London Tech Week to announce a three-month trial of an "AI Work Assistant" that officials say will put "a job centre in your pocket," offering around-the-clock help with CV writing, applications, job searches, and career advice. The service is already live online, though the government would like users to...
Iran’s Next Internet Blackout Is Inevitable
Starting May 26, a tsunami of posts flooded social media from Iranians, who had largely not been heard from since the war began on February 28. Video calls reunited diaspora families who had spent three months staring at a single checkmark on WhatsApp—the app’s signal that a message has been sent but not yet received. One Iranian user captured what many felt: “Hello from Iran’s prison after three months.
The Crisis Iran’s Leaders Can’t Ignore
The war between Iran and Israel and the United States has been an economic catastrophe for Iranians. Their country has lost at least 1 million jobs—possibly 2 million—since the war began. In the same period, almost 300,000 eligible Iranians have signed up for unemployment insurance, and job-seeking websites are so inundated with new applications that they keep crashing.
Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabotage after Wikimedia layoffs
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has sparked a revolt among Wikipedia editors after disbanding the engineering team responsible for many community-requested fixes and moderation tools. The Register was tipped off this week to growing unrest inside the Wikipedia editing community following the WMF's decision to disband its Community Tech team, the group responsible for triaging and developing editor-requested bug fixes, moderation tools, and workflow improvements through the long-running...
After Belfast riots, UK reminds social platforms they're obligated to remove hateful content
After Belfast riots, UK reminds social platforms they're obligated to remove hateful content X owner Elon Musk seems to be among those encouraging violence. Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has published an open letter reminding social platforms of their legal obligation to heed the Online Safety Act 2023, which requires platforms to "assess and mitigate the risks of illegal activity" including "content amounting to offenses of stirring up hatred or provoking violence." Platforms...
Providers, not insurers, are responsible for excess U.S. health care cost (2024)
Insurers aren't the main villain of the U.S. health care system A repost from the Noahpinion archive. In a post last week, I wrote about the progressive anti-monopoly movement’s increasing disconnect from reality. [C]onsider the movement’s choice of targets.
Iran allegedly used soccer clubs to spy on citizens, opposition group urges FIFA to ban team before World Cup
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has allegedly used the country's soccer system to spy on citizens, potentially violating FIFA bylaws, according to a new report from a major opposition party. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)'s U.S. office provided the report to Fox News Digital. It outlines an alleged plot for Iran’s soccer federation and top clubs to be drawn into a broader state security apparatus, and that at least 15 IRGC commanders have been formally...