A new investigation by Access Now's Digital Security Helpline team uncovered a paid phishing attack targeting two prominent Egyptian journalists and government opponents. The post Spying to Suppress Dissent: A Paid Phishing Attack Targets Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa appeared first on Access Now.

The AI likeness detection tool has been expanded to celebrities and talent agencies so that AI-generated impersonations can be detected, even in the absence of a celebrity YouTube channel. The post YouTube expands AI likeness detection tool to celebrities amid deepfake surge appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

By CIVICUS | CIVICUS discusses the spread of AI-powered surveillance in Africa with Wairagala Wakabi, executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) … Continue reading AI: ‘African Governments are Using “Smart City” Systems to Monitor Dissent and Consolidate State Control’ The post...

ECI tightens social media rules for 2026 polls, mandating AI content labels and 3-hour takedowns of misleading posts, while monitoring MCC violations and removing over 11,000 URLs. The post ECI orders 3-hour takedown rule for AI and fake content in elections appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

A Delhi discussion on IT Rules 2021 and the future of online speech in India. Registration closes today at 5 PM. The post Final Call: IT Rules and the Future of Online Speech in India, Delhi April 23, #NAMA appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

People building the future of the social web — interoperable and decentralized — need to protect themselves against copyright liability. Like anyone who creates and operates platforms for user-uploaded content, the hosts of the decentralized social web can take preventive measures to reduce their legal exposure when a user posts...