Social media

The images of Spain’s floods weren’t created by AI. The trouble is, people think they were

My eye was caught by a striking photograph in the most recent edition of Charles Arthur’s Substack newsletter Social Warming. It shows a narrow street in the aftermath of...

Influencer who brought camera crew to New York marathon banned from race

A social media influencer from Texas was disqualified from last weekend’s New York City Marathon and banned from...

Watchdog rules Eurostar ads on social media for £39 seats were misleading

Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats...

Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’

The Kremlin has said that Russia’s huge fines imposed on Google were largely symbolic and designed to spur...

Telegram to drop ‘people nearby’ feature and improve moderation

The chief executive of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has announced the messaging app will improve moderation on the platform and has removed some features that...

Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it missed deadline

The Brazilian supreme court has ordered that X be suspended in the country after the social media platform failed to meet a deadline to...

Elon Musk’s X could face ban in Brazil after failure to appoint legal representative

The social media platform X faces the prospect of a ban in Brazil after failing to meet a court-imposed 24-hour deadline to appoint a...

Stakes high for European Union after arrest of Telegram co-founder

The surprise arrest of the Russian-born co-founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after he stepped off his private jet in Paris last Saturday night, has...

Telegram founder’s arrest could have far-reaching impact on Russia

It is extremely rare for Ilya Yashin, a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin who was recently released from prison, and Margarita Simonyan, a rabid...