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The recordings immediately went viral on social media, and the candidate, who is pro-NATO and aligned with Western interests, was defeated in September by an opponent who supported closer ties to Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin. AI images that falsely depicted former President Donald Trump sitting with teenage girls on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane circulated on social media last month. And once a deepfake appears on social media, it can be nearly impossible to stop its spread. Šimečka said his team and others complained to social media platforms and law enforcement. He said social media platforms need to “put measures in place” to prevent attempts to meddle with an election.

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☆ Elon Musk's erosion of safety standards at X is helping Putin spread Russian propaganda, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's policy changes at X have allowed Russian propaganda to spread more easily, a study found. "We will no longer amplify state-affiliated media accounts or their Tweets through our recommendation systems," Twitter said in a 2020 blog post. Even social media companies that have been more cooperative than Musk in attempting to limit propaganda are failing. The research found that efforts by the likes of Telegram and Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, were largely ineffective in limiting Russian disinformation campaigns. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Over the course of 2022, the audience and reach of Kremlin-aligned social media accounts increased substantially all over Europe," the report states.

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk, Twitter, Musk, Musk's Organizations: European Commission, NATO Strategic Communications Center, Excellence, The Digital Services, Meta, Facebook Locations: Kremlin, Europe, EU

☆ Elon Musk's change in label policy on X, prompts 'dramatic rise in the Kremlin's visibility,' NATO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk ended Twitter, now X's, policy of labeling and de-amplifying state-affiliated accounts. A NATO analysis says the Kremlin has since seen a "dramatic rise" in its visibility as a result. The Russian Embassy in the US, which often posts propaganda, has since seen a 150% surge in views, NATO said. Elon Musk has prompted a "dramatic rise in the Kremlin's visibility on Twitter," according to an analysis from the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. NATO's analysis of 11 Russian accounts, which were previously labeled by X, showed an average 60% increase in views since Musk's change in policy.

Persons: Elon Musk Organizations: Russian Embassy, Morning, NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence, Twitter, Sputnik, China's Global, BBC, NPR Locations: NATO, Russian, Ukraine, Russia

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