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AI deepfake videos of doctors and academics are being used to push fake health claims and promote supplement products, an investigation has found.

Ruling likely to put European Commission on a collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump.

Taiwan says it will block access to popular Chinese social media app RedNote or Xiaohongshu for one year following concerns over online shopping scams.

Researchers discovered 354 AI-focused accounts that amassed 4.5 billion views in a month. Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are gaining billions of views by producing AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualized material, according to a report.

Ali Law, TikTok’s director of public policy and government affairs for Northern Europe, has explained that the job cuts in favour of AI moderation allow the site to "set a high benchmark" for users’ safety online.

A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than a decade ago.

Both platforms now have time to respond to the findings or face a penalty of up to 6% of their global annual revenue.

Singer Rosalia is facing a €600k fine after failing to seek permission to promote her new album in Madrid.

A new study finds Italy’s crime clans are leveraging TikTok to refashion their image, turning mafia codes into emojis, viral trends, and livestream “matches”—some even used for money laundering.

Thousands of people across Europe are being lured into investment scams promoted on social media. Investigate Europe reports that tech companies and public authorities are failing to protect citizens despite the Digital Services Act.

An Afghan migrant has been found guilty of making a threat to kill Nigel Farage.

Hundreds of young Moroccans, rallying under the banner of “GenZ 212,” have poured into streets across the North African country demanding swift quality-of-life reforms from the government.

As President Donald Trump joked that he wants to make TikTok “100 percent MAGA,” a new survey revealed that one in five Americans says they regularly get their news from the social media app.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.

Young children are being arrested at a rate of nearly one a week for terrorism offences and plotting attacks on British soil, an LBC investigation has discovered.

TikTok has jeopardized the jobs of hundreds of UK content moderators, even as stricter regulations are being implemented to prevent the spread of harmful material online.

LBC can reveal that hundreds of renowned doctors are being featured in deepfakes on social media to spread health misinformation and deceive customers into purchasing products.

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Britain’s online safety law threatens to suppress free speech because of its stringent enforcement, social media site X stated on Friday, noting that substantial changes are necessary.

The HR executive of the tech firm Astronomer has resigned after a video showing her seemingly hugging the CEO at a Coldplay concert went viral.

The remains of a teenage TikTok star were discovered dismembered and placed in bags at a water treatment facility.

A commuter has become the latest victim in a spate of violent thefts and attempted robberies targeting people with high-value-watches.

Two weeks ago, Riga elected a new city council. While populist and pro-Russian parties did not win a majority and no foreign interference was detected, the results still raise concern.

A mother of two who stole more than £400,000 from her workplace and spent most of it on TikTok ‘tokens’ for her favorite content creators has been jailed.