Meta’s decision to remove fact-checking from its products will have significant implications (not least in zones associated with Islam, Muslims, and the internet.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/… important analysis from @rosatkins.bsky.social

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— Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 10 January 2025 at 17:48

“[Elon Musk] is completely rewriting history.” Former UK Chief Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal tells Mehdi that Musk’s social media posts about the decade-old crimes of 'grooming gangs' are retraumatizing victims: youtube.com/shorts/AnA4Y… Watch the full discussion: zeteo.com/p/elon-musk-…

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— Zeteo (@zeteo.com) 10 January 2025 at 18:12

Arwa Mahawi discusses AI generated’ ‘slop‘ (other terms are out there)

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— Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 8 January 2025 at 21:18

Imagine thinking that X is the model to follow on fact-checking and tackling disinformation. Unbelievable. The tech bro “genius” narrative is so over-blown. World leaders in terrible business decisions.

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— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) 7 January 2025 at 13:08

I saw this last night from Shoshana Zuboff, discussing data integrity and ‘surveillance capitalism‘ with Matt Frei on @channel4news.bsky.social. I made a note to check out the book…

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— Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 8 January 2025 at 11:56

GRB

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