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Experts warn that tech companies are loosening safeguards on content moderation. As a global election season widely expected to be mired in…

By Darius Tahir Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, doesn’t seem to be having fun on the job. “I would describe this year as hand-to-hand combat. Really, every day,” he said at an academic…

Billionaire Gautam Adani. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Billionaire Gautam Adani on July 18 reiterated that the Hindenburg report was a combination of misinformation and discredited allegations. Speaking at the AGM of his group companies,…

By Darius Tahir Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day. Over the course of the pandemic, lawsuits came from every direction, questioning public health policies and hospitals’…

The riots across France sparked by the death of Nahel, a teenager killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on June 27, garnered significant international attention. However, the incident also led to a surge of false…

Almost three weeks after Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed a bill making it a felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors, a judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing…

When humans are curious about something and seeking information, they’re more likely to remember what they learn. But as generative artificial intelligence tools like…

In order to limit the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate serious health effects and deaths, Meta joined with other major platforms at the height of the pandemic to slow the dissemination of dangerous misinformation and…

The Microsoft logo in the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File People…

YouTube's updated policy, which goes into effect immediately, comes as tech platforms grapple with a key issue in a hyperpolarized political environment in the United…