How effective altruism, branded by some as a cult obsessed with AI doomsday, influences the White House's, Congress', and think tanks' approach to AI regulation
or rather, it works on the same sort of psychological impulses that have led to millenniarian cults across recorded history 2) For EA to still play an effective and even necessary role in making sure ...
In a legal campaign, GOP lawmakers accuse Wikimedia, Graphika, universities, and others of colluding with the government to suppress conservative speech online
A legal campaign against universities and think tanks seeks to undermine the fight against false claims about elections, vaccines and other hot political topics. Twitter: @anneapplebaum , @jswatz , @m...
Elon Musk amplifies false claims that the FBI “paid Twitter millions” to “censor info from the public”; law enforcement reimburses companies for data requests
telecoms, banks, whatever—request reimbursement from the FBI and other agencies for time spent processing law enforcement's legal requests. This email is saying that Twitter had not collected that rei...
A look at tech political advocacy group American Edge, founded by Meta, as it tries to create the appearance of grassroots opposition to antitrust reform
Records show Facebook-funded American Edge backed minority interest groups, conservative think tanks and small business groups to create … Tweets: @cat_zakrzewski , @jonscollins , @deborahblum , @cat_...
Microsoft and cybersecurity company Mandiant say state-backed hacking groups linked to China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey are exploiting the Log4j flaw
some of these groups have been known to target think tanks, academic institutions, and NGOs. Assume compromise and back up your files frequently. https://twitter.com/... Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : New: H...
Baseless claims about Democrat-led coup on Facebook and Twitter are riling up Trump supporters and raising concerns about election-day violence
Baseless claims are circulating online about a Democrat-led coup, inflaming tensions in an already turbulent election season. Tweets: @meanprogress , @ronrosenbaum1 , @puiwingtam , @daveyalba , @davey...
Experts discuss worst-case scenarios for election night, from coordinated social media disinfo campaigns to ransomware targeting voter registration systems
and what to do about it. #GeorgetownLaw's @mattblaze: “this year my nightmares are less about technical mischief and more about logistical breakdown.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @nbcpolitics : With f...
How tech companies place favorable newspaper op-eds, purportedly from small business owners, think tanks, and academics, without disclosing their involvement
Why you should probably read opinion pieces supporting the tech giants with skepticism. — 7 hr
Microsoft says Russia-linked Fancy Bear targeted European research groups and think tanks that work on issues including election security and nuclear policy
SEATTLE — A group of hackers associated with Russian intelligence targeted civil society groups across Europe ahead of May elections there, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
Microsoft says hackers linked to the Russian military intelligence agency formerly known as the GRU targeted conservative US think tanks that challenge Moscow
BOSTON — The Russian military intelligence unit that sought to influence the 2016 election appears to have a new target …