How AI could take over elections—and undermine democracy
Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways?
Jun 5, 2023
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Security
Tag Barnakle threat actor compromises over 120 more adservers
Around one year ago, the security research company Confiant revealed a threat actor group called Tag Barnakle that targeted Revive Adserver instances on a mass scale. Now, however, Confiant has discovered that their publicization ...
Internet
Facebook blocks Trump ads encouraging people to 'Vote Today'
Facebook Inc. will block a handful of political ads from President Donald Trump's campaign for violating the company's rules around voting misinformation by suggesting it's time to go to the polls.
Oct 28, 2020
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Internet
Facebook's idea to ban political ads before election pleases no one
Civil rights groups were swift in their criticism of a plan being weighed by Facebook Inc. to halt political advertising before the U.S. election, saying the ban would do little to address rampant hate speech and misinformation ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Internet
Facebook's influencers nod shows murky side of campaign ads
Facebook's green light for political campaigns to pay prominent social media users to spread their messages is highlighting the difficulties around setting rules for the fast-changing world of online political campaigning.
Feb 14, 2020
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Internet
Political ad spending surges; Facebook dominates digital: survey
Political ad spending is surging for the US election, with digital campaigns—led by Facebook—accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total, researchers said Wednesday.
Feb 12, 2020
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Internet
Online ads still vulnerable to manipulation in US election
Older men in Arkansas might see a close-up photo of President Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air, along with a message asking them to donate $30 to his campaign for a Super Bowl commercial.
Jan 31, 2020
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Internet
Facebook again refuses to ban political ads, even false ones
Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won't ban them, won't fact-check them and won't limit how they can be targeted ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Internet
On TV, political ads are regulated—but online, anything goes
With the 2020 election just a year away, Facebook is under fire from presidential candidates, lawmakers, civil rights groups and even its own employees to provide more transparency on political ads and potentially stop running ...
Nov 22, 2019
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Internet
Google shifts rules for political ads, pressuring Facebook
Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates.
Nov 22, 2019
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