19.12.24
Big Tech
There has been a surge of interest in AI as a tool to help end wars. But the assumptions baked into these tools risk repeating the mistakes of the past.
01.11.24
Toxic lies being used to push bitcoin scams and MAGA shirts to Facebook users in run-up to US election
11.10.24
The video platform has cut hundreds of jobs across the world as it shifts to rely on AI and outsourced workers
14.08.24
The social media giant has received praise for supporting a vital transparency tool. Not any more
06.08.24
Telegram groups used during week of riots contain incitements to violence and death threats to public figures
02.08.24
TBIJ looked at the digital footprint and spoke to protestors – and the evidence is weak
22.07.24
Senior figures at dating app accused of mismanagement, negligence and nepotism
06.07.24
Two sets of sites pushing Russian misinformation grew rapidly in the run up to this week’s votes in the UK and France
01.07.24
Experts say promotion of divisive views combined with anti-Ukraine stance has been a mark of Russian influence operations
26.06.24
After months of trawling social media and logging spreadsheets, we found a story that shows the alarming proximity of ‘fringe’ views to mainstream politics
Groups boast more than 60,000 members and have been used as a recruiting ground for Reform despite bearing no official links to the party
14.06.24
Local push to protect Worcestershire farmland has hired longtime Boris Johnson adviser and cost upwards of £10,000
05.06.24
AI-edited videos of Starmer and Sunak evaded social media rules and cheated people out of money
With 2bn people heading to the polls this year, regulators must keep pace with new strategies of deception
Concerns raised over platform’s ability to curb misinformation as major elections loom
22.05.24
TBIJ's recent investigation into Toloka provided a fascinating glimpse into the global AI industry and its insatiable thirst for data
17.05.24
Not everything on social media is appropriate, safe or legal. That’s where moderators come in
28.03.24
The forums and groups where online gig workers discuss their tasks offered incredibly insight into how facial recognition tech relies on an army of outsourced data labellers
27.03.24
It has become theoretically possible to identify almost anyone when they are caught on video
Tech used to repress dissent against Putin’s regime is powered by unwitting workers in global south
