Newswise Breaking News Channel: Internet Policy

Experts Explain Signal, Cybersecurity, and How a Journalist Was Sent High-Level Military Intelligence

Virginia Tech — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:55:08 EST

A journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France Belanger, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.

Social Media Influencers (SMIs) Pose Psychological, Health and Security Risks and Need Tighter Regulation, a New Study Finds

University of Portsmouth — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:10:38 EST

Social media influencers (SMIs) pose psychological, health and security risks and need tighter regulation, a new study finds.

TMU Faculty Experts on the New TikTok Ban and How America's AI Warning Will Change Things

Toronto Metropolitan University — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:15:03 EST

Linkedin Accused of Using Private Messages to Train AI

Toronto Metropolitan University — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:45:16 EST

Expert Available: Google, Meta Refuse to Do Fact-Checking

Binghamton University, State University of New York — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:00:59 EST

Meta Ends Fact-Checking Programs, Experts Discuss Motivations, Consequences

Virginia Tech — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:40:58 EST

Social media company Meta will end its fact-checking programs, with platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads shifting to a crowdsourcing model similar to X's Community Notes. Virginia Tech experts Megan Duncan, Cayce Myers, and Julia Feerrar offer insights as to how effective crowdsourced fact-checking could be, and how users can guard against misinformation.

'Zucking Up': How Social Media Magnates Are Cozying Up to Trump

Toronto Metropolitan University — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:35:55 EST

Vigilance, Resilience, Flexibility as Keys to Countering Evolving Cyber Threats

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:15:08 EST

Various emerging technologies (from cloud and edge computing and applied AI to virtual reality and blockchain) increasingly complicate cyber risk management. And intensifying this dynamic are "risk entanglement," the "interconnectedness ('not Internet') of things" and, more simply, bad actors.

Meta will end fact-checking of social media posts; URI expert says it's not a surprise

University of Rhode Island — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:55:47 EST

KINGSTON, R.I. - Jan. 14, 2025 - Meta, the social networking giant that owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has announced that it will end its fact-checking program to moderate user content and replace it with a "community notes" model.In a video on Jan. 7, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the changes would reduce mistakes caused by the system the company created to moderate its platforms, while simplifying moderation policies and restoring "free expression on our platforms.

Expert Available: Google Facing Privacy Class Action Lawsuit

Toronto Metropolitan University — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:15:56 EST

Expert Available: Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Adopts "Community Notes" in Moderation Overhaul

George Washington University — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:40:48 EST

Meta will discontinue its fact-checking partnerships and introduce user-generated "community notes" for content moderation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, aligning with similar changes made by... ...

Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Meta's New Fact Checking Approach

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:40:46 EST

Expert Discusses the Impact and Meaning of Meta's Move Away From Fact-Checking

University of Delaware — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:10:27 EST

Expert Available: Federal Court Rules in Favor of DOJ, Finds Google is an Illegal Monopoly

George Washington University — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:12 EST

A federal court has ruled that Google illegally abused its market power to suppress competition in internet search engines. ...

Expert Available: Australia Proposes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16

George Washington University — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:04 EST

The Australian government has introduced legislation to set 16 as the minimum age for social media use, with penalties up to 50 million AUD ($32.5 million) for platforms failing to enforce the... ...

Study: Online E-Cigarette Retailers Fail to Comply with Sale Regulations

University of California San Diego — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST

Online e-cigarette retailers are not consistently adhering to laws aimed at preventing the sale of vaping products to minors, including regulations on age verification, shipping methods and flavor restrictions, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.

Social Media Platforms Aren't Doing Enough to Stop Harmful AI Bots, Research Finds

University of Notre Dame — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:40:28 EST

New research from the University of Notre Dame analyzed the AI bot policies and mechanisms of eight social media platforms: LinkedIn, Mastodon, Reddit, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Then researchers attempted to launch bots to test bot policy enforcement processes.

Expert Available: More Than a Dozen States Sue TikTok, Alleging Platform's Harm to Youth Mental Health

George Washington University — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:01 EST

A coalition of over a dozen states and the District of Columbia has聽filed lawsuits against TikTok, claiming the platform's algorithm and design features intentionally addict children, causing mental... ...

Expert: TikTok Lawsuit May Spur New Battleground Over Kids' Privacy

Tulane University — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:05:16 EST

Expert Available: Second week of Google vs. DOJ Adtech Antitrust Trial

George Washington University — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:51 EST

The AP reports that the DOJ contends "Google built, acquired and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers." ...