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‘Alt-tech’ will diffuse online extremist presence

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INTERNATIONAL

Extremism and decentralised social media.

The United Arab Emirates will monitor internet closely

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Importance of social media in the United Arab Emirates.

AI's promise and pitfalls will affect key domains

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AI promises to drive economic efficiencies across sectors, improve the delivery of critical services such as healthcare, democratise access to knowledge and skills, and tighten…

Internet platforms will struggle to dislodge extremism

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INTERNATIONAL

Extremism online.

Anti-disinformation approaches will proliferate

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However, these efforts are neither universally applied nor commonly accepted. The proliferation of frameworks to combat disinformation demonstrates shared motivations among…

Calls to audit social media algorithms will rise

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The problem of misinformation, polarisation and harmful content on social media has in recent years exposed the ineffectiveness of self-regulation by platform operators. Yet…

Social media fragmentation raises disinformation risks

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One driving factor of this risk is that in 2024 over 4 billion people -- around half the world's population -- will be able to vote in elections. These polls will take place at a…

Corporate risk management will include social media

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Like public companies that became 'meme stocks' over the past two years, banks are learning that social media is now a matter of risk management more than marketing. Few but the…

Gaza war and GenAI test anti-disinformation efforts

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Experienced journalists have labelled this the worst disinformation event they have experienced. The spread of inaccurate information online has made monitoring the unfolding…

Saudi Arabia will use social media to deter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Since 2010, social media has played a major role in connecting Saudis and creating a space for debate in the absence of political participation. However, government monitoring of…