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Trolling with power: Elon Musk’s online antics are getting real

Businessman, entrepreneur, and increasingly, a disruptive force in geopolitics.

​University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in Washington.
US & Canada

A bad case of “academentia” that needs to be cured

University presidents should not have to duck behind talking points and prepared statements to answer a basic question about human decency. Higher education should not mean lower common sense.

​Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with naval commandos and fighters who took part in the combat mission in Gaza on Oct 29, 2023.
What We're Watching

Bibi vows “Never Again is now”

As Israel ramped up its military campaign against Hamas this weekend in response to the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli soldiers were in the second stage of the war with ground troops entering Gaza. The goals, he said, are: “to destroy Hamas’ governing and military capabilities and to bring the hostages home.”

Hearing the Christchurch Call
Digital Governance

Hearing the Christchurch Call

What did tech companies learn from the Christchurch experience about their own roles in moderating content, overseeing algorithms and mitigating potential radicalization and violence?

White nationalists give Nazi salutes while taking part in a swastika burning at an undisclosed location in the US state of Georgia.
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Exclusive GZERO/Maru Poll: With hate speech rising, Americans want a crackdown on social media

US antisemitism is on the rise. But it’s not coming from “us”, a majority of Americans say.

Journalism on trial in the Philippines: interview with Maria Ressa
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Journalism on trial in the Philippines: interview with Maria Ressa

Ian Bremmer talks to embattled Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, CEO of the online news agency Rappler. Ressa and her team have been involved in a years-long legal battle that challenges press freedoms and free speech in the Philippines, as President Rodrigo Duterte continues to assert authoritarian control in his nation.

Facebook allows "lies laced with anger and hate" to spread faster than facts, says journalist Maria Ressa
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Facebook allows "lies laced with anger and hate" to spread faster than facts, says journalist Maria Ressa

In a new interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO World, embattled Filipina journalist and CEO Maria Ressa issues strong warnings about social media companies, and Facebook in particular, for their inability or unwillingness to control hate speech online. Ressa, who runs the news agency Rappler, has been involved in a prolonged legal battle in the Philippines that threatens press freedom and free speech in that nation. The fight has been fueled, she says, by a weaponization of social media.

Can Facebook's algorithm remove hate speech? Meltdown-proof nuclear reactors
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Can Facebook's algorithm remove hate speech? Meltdown-proof nuclear reactors

Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of WIRED, discusses technology industry news today:

Do some of the Facebook's best features, like the newsfeed algorithm or groups, make removing hate speech from the platform impossible?

In general, have tech companies become more or less wary of the Trump administration in recent months?

Do you really believe that a meltdown-proof nuclear reactor is possible?

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