News of social media

Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America

Today 16:35 Crowdsourced notes system, modelled on the one used by Elon Musk's X, is designed to supplant checks carried out by accredited newsrooms and fact-checking agencies.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s social media machine is starting to misfire

02-09-2026 10:25 Javier Milei has described himself as “a product of social media,” but his online support is in decline. The president's online machinery is laying bare the challenges facing his re-election bid next year.

SOCIAL MEDIA TREND

'Aura' battles leap from social media to Latin America streets

22-08-2026 10:38 "Aura Battles" – a new viral trend among young people in which two individuals face off in public spaces, with charisma and style the deciding factor.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty International slams rise of Argentina’s 'surveillance state'

18-08-2026 22:24 Massive online surveillance is deterring the right to protest in Argentina, says Amnesty International NGO in latest report.

AS I SEE IT

Life in the age of empathy

15-08-2026 07:43 The ongoing drive to subordinate just about everything else to empathy has already had far-reaching geopolitical consequences.

by James Neilson

GUEST COLUMN

The digital choices shaping our children’s health

02-07-2026 10:55 Around the world, childhood is being reprogrammed by digital technologies that shape how young people learn, play and connect.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Deep into the era of the algorithm

23-05-2026 05:51 Artificial Intelligence has turbo-charged an era of exponential change and cycles of innovation are now occurring in spans of months, even weeks. There’s a new generation of tech oligarchs that came with it.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DISINFORMATION & SOCIAL MEDIA

Patagonia’s wildfires become weapons of disinformation

14-01-2026 16:05 From Mapuche scapegoating to an alleged Israeli plot – how conspiracy theories, false narratives, AI images and political agendas distorted the truth behind the devastating blazes in southern Argentina.

by Giselle Leclercq

PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION

1 in 7 of Milei’s posts are insults, says press watchdog

12-01-2026 19:16 FOPEA press association concludes in report that one in every seven posts by President Javier Milei online are insulting.

Political crisis in Peru

Generation Z leads Peru’s protests for change

21-10-2025 14:48 After decades of instability and political turmoil, Peru’s youth demands change through organised protests.

TRUMP'S INAUGURATION

Milei to join far-right leaders, tech moguls at Trump's inauguration

16-01-2025 19:23 Along with the president's usual travelling crew, one unexpected Argentine will also be in attendance: San Juan Province Governor Marcelo Orrego.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

What the heck is going on with Mark Zuckerberg?

11-01-2025 06:56 There are few doubts that the Silicon Valley elite would benefit from a US president who will ease the regulatory pressure at home while supporting them in their overseas endeavours, particularly one like Trump who has gone on the offensive against the EU.

by Agustino Fontevecchia