Twitter’s Brussels office closing has EU regulators worried
The public policy executives who have helped Twitter navigate EU regulations are all gone.
Twitter has disbanded its entire Brussels office, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT). The closure has prompted "concerns" among EU officials, the report says. The issue is whether the social... Read more
Google campaigns against disinformation about Ukrainian refugees
Based on research from two British universities, Google's Jigsaw unit will start a campaign to combat misinformation about Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic next week.
In collaborating with Google's Jigsaw, psychologists from Cambridge and Bristol universities create... Read more
Microsoft acquires Miburo to combat disinformation
Microsoft is acquiring Miburo, an anti-disinformation specialist. The tech giant wants to better combat cyberattacks that use deepfakes and fake news.
Miburo specializes in social media research and anti-disinformation. Microsoft will use Miburo's technology to detect and respond disinformation... Read more