Moldova warns of Russian โ€˜disruptiveโ€™ moves against overseas voting in Sundayโ€™s runoff

Moscow’s “disruptive activities” could include fake bomb threats, according to documents obtained by Welt am Sonntag.

Commission says disinformation efforts failed to sway EU election

The EU election dodged a bullet โ€” but it may not be so lucky next time, as AI tools continue to evolve.

Jourovรก: US โ€˜calmโ€™ about election manipulation threat

While efforts to combat disinformation and voter manipulation are in full swing in Europe ahead of the June 2024 EU elections, in the US, European Commission Vice-President Vฤ›ra Jourovรก told Euractiv.cz that the authorities are โ€œcalmโ€ about hybrid thre…

Davos: Tech leaders ponder solution to election tampering online

To maintain online integrity in an election-heavy year around the world, tech leaders gathered in Davos debated on Tuesday evening (16 January) the recent rise of AI and its implications for misleading campaigns and deceptive content in the run-up to p…

Unanswered questions over social media actions in Slovakia loom over upcoming elections

In the aftermath of the Slovak elections, questions are emerging about the transparency and effectiveness of social media platformsโ€™ efforts to safeguard election integrity and their preparedness to deal with hate speech, writes Barbora Bukovskรก. Barbo…

Slovak general elections result: the EUโ€™s DSA enforcement challenges ahead

Slovaks voted last Saturday on 30 September, but criticism abounded over the extensive abuse of political disinformation across online platforms โ€“ just as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the legislation tackling illegal content online, entered into for…

Slovak elections: How platforms counter political misinformation under DSA

Slovak will vote on 30 September, the first to take place since the EU’s DSA enforcement which obliges social media platforms to combat electoral manipulation.

Analysis: Big Techโ€™s compliance efforts as EU Digital Services Act is enforced

By 25 August, 19 designated online platforms and search engines shall abide by the new EU rules on the digital space, making foreign platforms comply to European legislation.