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The Mozilla Foundation and dozens of other research and advocacy groups are pushing back on Meta’s decisions to shut down its research tool, CrowdTangle, later this year. In an , the group calls on Meta to keep CrowdTangle online until after 2024 elections, saying that it will harm their ability to track election misinformation in a year where “approximately half the world’s population” are slated to vote.The letter, published by the Mozilla Foundation and signed by 90 groups as well as the former CEO of CrowdTangle,…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2024.Amanda Andrade-rhoades | ReutersTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday lauded President Joe Biden's investment in electric vehicles for accelerating the sector, even as the industry cools off from its yearslong hot streak.Yellen touted Biden's EV actions in Kentucky at a new $49 million EV battery…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Consumer sentiment generally refers to consumers' attitudes and expectations about economic conditions. A new analysis published in Economic Inquiry indicates that U.S. party affiliation has a significant effect on consumer sentiment, and that sentiment, in turn, affects spending intentions. In the study that relied on information dating back to 1991 and focused…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 2024 presidential election may be a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, but preventing a repeat of Jan. 6, 2021—when false claims of a stolen election promoted by Donald Trump and his allies led to an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol—will be top of mind this election year. A…

Credit: AI-generated image Disinformation caught many people off guard during the 2016 Brexit referendum and US presidential election. Since then, a mini-industry has developed to analyze and counter it. Yet despite that, we have entered 2024—a year of more than 40 elections worldwide—more fearful than ever about disinformation. In many ways, the…

Meta, the owner of popular social media companies like Instagram, Threads and Facebook, has unveiled a 'comprehensive approach' to limit misinformation, eliminate voter interference and increase…

Image Source : FREE PIK Meta General elections in India are approaching fast. AI-generated fake content has become a serious threat for upcoming elections. Social media giant, Meta, on Tuesday said it will activate an India-specific Elections Operations Centre. The centre will bring together experts who will identify potential threats and put specific mitigations in…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not take kindly to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) speech on the Senate floor last week where he called for Israel to hold elections once the current assault on Gaza winds down. “What he said is totally inappropriate. It’s inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there,” the Israeli prime minister said in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union that aired Sunday. “That’s for the Israeli people to decide. I think it’s…

Image Source : FILE Google introduces enhanced tools for supporting elections in India Google has announced new measures to support the general elections in India, claiming to provide high-quality information to the voters, safeguard its platforms from abuse and help people navigate content which is AI-generated. In the run-up to elections, the tech giant is…

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to speak at the GOP convention in July, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.Republican leaders believe that giving Musk a speaking slot at the convention could lead to some of his fans boosting what has been the party's historically lagging support among young adult voters on Election Day, said a source with knowledge of that belief.Trump is expected to be confirmed at the Milwaukee,…