Tech Electoral commission must be alert to ‘malevolent online actors’ ahead of general election Marie Baker was speaking in the run-up to two referendums next month
Israel-Hamas War Ivana Bacik: Deleted tweet from diplomat at Israeli embassy ‘blatant disinformation’The deputy to the Israeli ambassador claimed Ireland funded Hamas tunnels in Gaza in a now deleted post to X
Tech Meta, Google and TikTok accused of failing to protect elections from interferenceNew global coalition calls on Big Tech firms to do more to stop hate speech and interference ahead of election ‘megacycle’ in 2024
Tech Elon Musk claims most advertisers returning to Twitter in combative interview Musk was speaking in a Twitter Spaces interview with the BBC
Comment Elaine Byrne: Does the truth matter to Musk – or is it up to Europe’s watchman now?In a world where facts are increasingly seen as irrelevant and lies usurp reality, the Data Protection Commission must step up to the plate
Online misinformation will play ‘critical’ role in Russia conflict — Irish tech start-upKinzen reports rise in number of false or misleading videos circulating online
Kinzen was paid €8,600 a month to combat Covid-19 ‘misinformation’ onlineThe tech start-up, co-founded by Mark Little and Aine Kerr, received a total of €78,000 from the Department of Health for nine months of work