Hate Speech Hearing Tech giants skip Brazil disinformation hearing 23-01-2025 10:44 Meta scraps its independent fact-checking program in the US, igniting fears about the spread of hate speech and disinformation in Brazil.
UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024 Rumours, lies and disinformation: ‘A lot of crazy’ in US election 03-11-2024 09:09 Elon Musk, Donald Trump helping amplify falsehoods about integrity of US election; Foreign actors also blamed by officials in Washington for sowing chaos.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Irrationalism, fantastic pseudology and denial 20-08-2024 16:11 Politicians and demagogic extremists of any kind are often responsible for feeding corrosive material to our neurons – but we are usually the ones guilty for ignoring reliable information and using extremely narrow analytical patterns. by Martín A. Morgenstern
OPINION & ANALYSIS Musk’s free speech mantra collides with crackdowns on hate speech and disinformation 19-08-2024 13:32 Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide.
DISINFORMATION ONLINE Misinformation about Spanish PM online reinforces Milei discourse 24-06-2024 16:04 Various online posts helped fuel the recent diplomatic crisis between Spain and Argentina, with President Javier Milei and officials in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government pouring fuel on the flames.
INTERVIEW James Rubin: 'China is supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and repeating its crazy arguments' 20-04-2024 05:24 China is supporting “materially, diplomatically, and even repeating Russia’s crazy arguments for this war,” says James Rubin, the United States’ top diplomat in charge of battling disinformation abroad. by Agustino Fontevecchia
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY Information warfare threatens integrity and freedom 20-04-2024 05:13 While some nations embrace transparency and open dialogue, others view information as a means of exerting power and control over their citizens. by Sofia Anahi Rodriguez
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY Disinformation hackathon battles manipulation, takes fight to fake news 19-04-2024 12:06 Journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers meet in Buenos Aires to debate and design tools to combat disinformation at an event organised by Fundación Perfil.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials – the disinformation of AI 17-03-2023 15:38 Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are becoming ever more common in global disinformation. Experts warn of the threat of deep fakes and AI-generated audio-visuals.
ChatGPT & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The horror and the beauty of ChatGPT 18-02-2023 06:39 A recent wave of excitement, fear and even dystopian predictions has taken over as users have become massively exposed to ChatGPT. Ultimately it’s not about the technology but how we put it to work as individuals, groups and society as a whole. by Agustino Fontevecchia