All posts tagged "big tech companies"

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  Tech firms sign pact to counter AI deepfakes as elections near

  Twenty of the world’s leading technology firms have signed a pact agreeing to counter the use of artificial intelligence to deceive voters in the run-up to elections taking place in

  • Posted February 19, 2024
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  How civil servants can safeguard a democratic ecosystem in the age of misinformation, AI and Big Tech

  The success of democracies is intimately tied to our information ecosystem. While the digital age has brought greater connectivity, it has also created a plethora of online harms and challenges.

  • Posted January 17, 2024
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  Canadian government’s battle with big tech platforms and what it means for the future of journalism

  Canada recently passed a law to address the continuing financial woes of its traditional news media, trust in which has steadily fallen to 42% in 2022. The Online News Act,

  • Posted August 14, 2023
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  Social media platforms pledge to combat fake news ahead of Brazil election

  Eight social media platforms have signed individual agreements with Brazil’s Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) pledging to fight the spread of disinformation ahead of the country’s presidential election in October. Twitter,

  • Posted February 23, 2022
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  UK data strategy signals new cross-government standards

  The UK government has published its National Data Strategy, setting out a series of actions to drive progress on civil service data management. Published by the Department for Digital, Culture,

  • Posted September 10, 2020
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  Facebook and Google dig in against Australian media law

  Facebook has threatened to block Australians from sharing news via the social media platform and its Instagram service, if the government persists with plans to require the tech giant to

  • Posted September 2, 2020
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  Australian civil servant quits in censorship protest

  An Australian civil servant has quit his job as a policy officer at the industry department after being threatened with the sack if he didn’t delete a blog post on

  • Posted August 31, 2020
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