{"id":11425,"date":"2023-09-05T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/05\/techscape-as-the-us-election-campaign-heats-up-so-could-the-market-for-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T09:37:21","slug":"techscape-as-the-us-election-campaign-heats-up-so-could-the-market-for-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/05\/techscape-as-the-us-election-campaign-heats-up-so-could-the-market-for-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: As the US election campaign heats up, so could the market for misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitter is not the only platform inviting political adverts back, as tech giants from Meta to YouTube compete for marketing money and eyeballs<\/p>\n

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X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announced<\/a> it will allow political advertising back on the platform \u2013 reversing a global ban on political ads since 2019. The move is the latest to stoke concerns about the ability of big tech to police online misinformation ahead of the 2024 elections \u2013 and X is not the only platform being scrutinised.<\/p>\n

Social media firms\u2019 handlings of misinformation and divisive speech reached a breaking point in the 2020 US presidential elections when Donald Trump used online platforms to rile up his base, culminating in the storming of the Capitol building on 6 January 2021. But in the time since, companies have not strengthened their policies to prevent such crises, instead slowly stripping protections away. This erosion of safeguards, coupled with the rise of artificial intelligence, could create a perfect storm for 2024, experts warn.<\/p>\n

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\nX, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announced it will allow political advertising back on the platform \u2013 reversing a global ban on political ads since 2019. The move is the latest to stoke concerns about the ability of big tech to police online misinformation ahead of the 2024 elections \u2013 and X is not the only platform being scrutinised.
\nSocial media firms\u2019 handlings of misinformation and divisive speech reached a breaking point in the 2020 US presidential elections when Donald Trump used online platforms to rile up his base, culminating in the storming of the Capitol building on 6 January 2021. But in the time since, companies have not strengthened their policies to prevent such crises, instead slowly stripping protections away. This erosion of safeguards, coupled with the rise of artificial intelligence, could create a perfect storm for 2024, experts warn. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twitter is not the only platform inviting political adverts back, as tech giants from Meta to YouTube compete for marketing money and eyeballs \u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the free newsletter here X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announced it will allow political advertising back on the platform …<\/p>\n

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