Misinformation

Facts, Schmacts – Meta Joins X in Ceasing Content Moderation
On January 6, 2025, Meta, formerly known as Facebook, formally announced that it would cease its “fact-checking” operations, and allow the internet itself, through comments posted, to be the final arbiter of ...
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Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, children, Children and smartphones, china, chinese government, disinformation, Donald Trump, Misinformation, online disinformation, President Donald Trump, president trump, Privacy, Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, SB Blogwatch, Social disinformation, social media, socialmedia, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Trump, Won’t somebody think of the children?
Not For You: “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” shouldn’t be enforced, orders President Trump ...
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Meta Ditches Fact-Checking for Community Notes, RedNote and the TikTok Ban
Tom Eston | | AI, AI News, AI privacy, Community Notes, Cyber Security, cyber threat, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, ed tech, Episodes, Fact Checking, facts, Freedom of speech, Gen Z, Government Policy, Information Security, Infosec, journalism, Media Manipulation, Meta, Misinformation, Ottawa, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, RedNote, security, social media, social networking, technology, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Weekly Edition, Youth Trends
In this episode, we explore Meta’s recent decision to replace traditional fact-checking with community notes and its potential impact on misinformation. We also discuss the implications of a TikTok ban in the ...

Misinformation is Ruining our Elections. Here’s How we can Rescue Them.
As the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election approaches, along with other pivotal elections worldwide, the online spread of misinformation is reaching new heights ...
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TikTok ‘Infinite Money Glitch’ — Idiots Chased by JPMorgan
Richi Jennings | | Chase Bank, disinformation, how to be safe on social media, J.P. Morgan Chase, JP Morgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase, Misinformation, online disinformation, SB Blogwatch, Social disinformation, social media, socialmedia, software glitches, TikTok, X
Dimon’s dollars (not yours): No, Chase Bank isn’t going to let you cash bad checks. It’s fraud—no matter what X and TikTok tell you ...
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Olympic Gold at Risk: AI Cybercriminals Target 2024 Games.
Mark Manglicmot Mark Manglicmot | | AI, cybercriminals, Misinformation, olympics, security awareness training, Security Monitoring
The Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris this year, and while the athletes will be focused on breaking world records, there are plenty of opportunistic cyberthreat actors who will be ...
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Report Details Scope of Global Threat to Elections
Election interference is now a global concern that will most likely require more international collaboration to combat ...
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OpenAI: We’ll Stop GPT Misuse for Election Misinfo
Richi Jennings | | 2024 presidential election, AI, Biden, Chat GPT, ChatGPT, chatgpt injection, cybersecurity risks of generative ai, DALL-E, Deep Fake, Deep Fakery, Deep fakes, deepfake, deepfake attacks, Deepfake Detection, Deepfake security threats, Deepfake Technology, deepfake videos, deepfakes, Democracy, Democracy-2024, Donald Trump, election, election cybersecurity, election influence, Election Infosecurity, Election Manipulation, generative AI, Generative AI risks, GPT, GPT-3, GPT-4, Joe Biden, Misinformation, OpenAI, SB Blogwatch, Trump
Guardrails Prevent Trouble? Sam says avoid AI abuse—protect the democratic process ...
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iOS 17 NameDrop Debunking, Real World QR Code Attacks, Impact of Ransomware on Hospitals
Tom Eston | | AI, Apple, Contact Information, Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Emergency Room, Episodes, Fraud, healthcare provider, Information Security, Infosec, iOS 17, law enforcement, Misinformation, NameDrop, Phishing, Physical Attacks, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, QR Code Scam, QR Codes, quishing, ransomware attack, security, security tips, social media, technology, Vulnerabilities, Weekly Edition
In episode 307, Tom and Scott debunk misinformation circulating about the iOS 17 NameDrop feature by law enforcement and others on social media. Next, they discuss the potential risks of QR code ...

How to Mitigate the Damage Caused by Deepfake Technology
Greg Hatcher | | AI, AI detection, Deepfake security threats, Deepfake Technology, deepfakes, Misinformation
The advent of deepfakes began nearly three decades ago, in 1997, with the inception of the Video Rewrite Program. The “program” was, in actuality, a paper that showcased an innovative (for its ...
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