Disinformation will be particularly prevalent on social media websites
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The US Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) has terminated authorities analysis grants for finding out misinformation and disinformation. The defunding comes at a time when propaganda and scams fuelled by the latest artificial intelligence applied sciences are flooding social media networks, and tech corporations tech-firms-giving-up-on-policing-their-platforms/”>are abandoning content material moderation efforts and eliminating fact-checking groups.
The grant cancellations started on 18 April when the NSF published a statement saying it might not assist analysis on misinformation or disinformation “that may very well be used to infringe on the constitutionally protected speech rights…
