In the next stage of its campaign against toxic social media posts and dodgy e-commerce products, which started last year by focusing on the most well-liked services, the European Union is extending its stringent digital regulations to practically all online platforms within the EU on Saturday. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon, and Wikipedia are just a…
On Wednesday, Meta declared that it will require sponsors to provide notice when politically charged, election-related, or social issue advertisements include potentially deceptive artificial intelligence (AI)-generated or modified content. The new policy is applicable to Facebook and Instagram ads that use “realistic” photos, videos, or audio to pretend that someone is doing something they’ve never…
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law, marking the first step towards his party’s ambitious economic programme. However, as Biden returns to more arduous negotiations over his $1.85 trillion social spending package ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the prospects for more collaboration are dimming. $550 billion in new…