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People Are Sharing a Fake News Story on 500 Million African Refugees Going to Europe
Western countries have been much more welcoming of refugees from Ukraine than refugees from some African countries. Photo: Evan Vucci (AP) Social media users are freaking out over a false news story claiming a ridiculous amount of African refugees are allegedly flooding European countries. A screenshot of a fabricated New York Post headline that reads, […]
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Clearview AI Ordered to Purge U.K. Face Scans and Pay £7.5 Million Fine
Photo: Steffi Loos (Getty Images) The United Kingdom has had it with creepy facial recognition firm Clearview AI. Under a new enforcement rule from the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s office, Clearview must cease the collection and use of publicly available U.K. data and delete all data of U.K. residents from their database. The order, which will also […]
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Meta Donated $4 Million to a Supposedly ‘Grassroots’ Lobbying Firm to Fight Antitrust Bills on Its Behalf
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Meta’s loosening its pocket books and digging trenches in preparation for a political war over antitrust legislation that, if lost, could rattle its struggling core business. Though Meta, and even CEO Mark Zuckerberg have begrudgingly advocated for small reforms in the past, the company is increasingly relying on a little […]