22.07.24
Big Tech
Senior figures at dating app accused of mismanagement, negligence and nepotism
06.07.24
Two sets of sites pushing Russian misinformation grew rapidly in the run up to this week’s votes in the UK and France
01.07.24
Experts say promotion of divisive views combined with anti-Ukraine stance has been a mark of Russian influence operations
26.06.24
After months of trawling social media and logging spreadsheets, we found a story that shows the alarming proximity of ‘fringe’ views to mainstream politics
Groups boast more than 60,000 members and have been used as a recruiting ground for Reform despite bearing no official links to the party
14.06.24
Local push to protect Worcestershire farmland has hired longtime Boris Johnson adviser and cost upwards of £10,000
05.06.24
AI-edited videos of Starmer and Sunak evaded social media rules and cheated people out of money
With 2bn people heading to the polls this year, regulators must keep pace with new strategies of deception
Concerns raised over platform’s ability to curb misinformation as major elections loom
22.05.24
TBIJ's recent investigation into Toloka provided a fascinating glimpse into the global AI industry and its insatiable thirst for data
17.05.24
Not everything on social media is appropriate, safe or legal. That’s where moderators come in
28.03.24
The forums and groups where online gig workers discuss their tasks offered incredibly insight into how facial recognition tech relies on an army of outsourced data labellers
27.03.24
It has become theoretically possible to identify almost anyone when they are caught on video
Tech used to repress dissent against Putin’s regime is powered by unwitting workers in global south
Workers logging onto a Russian gig work platform unwittingly trained facial recognition tools used to detain activists in Moscow
13.12.23
‘It's messed up … they don't think about the safety for their agents’
29.11.23
Environment
Almost a million posts have been found to spread false or misleading information about meat, dairy and alternative diets
24.11.23
Videos by Facts for Peace have amassed millions of views but make no mention of ultimate funder
20.11.23
Harsh targets and distressing content have left mental scars on a global workforce of content moderators
04.10.23
False conspiracy theories around 15-minute cities see a secret plot behind the proposals to place draconian restrictions on the movement of citizens