Musk launches offensive with paid Starlink ads after suspension of X in Brazil
By Cristina Tardáguila
A flood of paid ads about Starlink, a satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk, appeared on Google and Meta platforms in...
Legal battle shuts down X in Brazil: Key points behind the controversy
By Gabriela Soares and Maiquel Rosauro, Rio de Janeiro.
On Friday, August 30th, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the nationwide suspension of...
Deceptive crypto platforms use celebrities’ images to defraud people on X – Report
A new report by Maldita.es has exposed a widespread scam on X (formerly Twitter) targeting users with fake cryptocurrency investments.
The report revealed that the...
Brazil court investigates Elon Musk over disinformation on X
In the midst of an intensifying legal dispute over free speech and disinformation between the social media giant and the Brazilian judiciary, Elon Musk...
New study reveals increasing sales of X gold badge on dark web platforms
A study by CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, has revealed that there is an increase in sales of compromised X accounts with the Gold verification...
X removed from Australian misinformation’s code following breach
AFTER neglecting to address a grievance regarding the closure of channels for users to submit false information during the voice-to-parliament referendum, X (formerly Twitter),...
X, misinformation accounts profit from misleading posts about Israel-Hamas war – Report
A study by NewGuard has revealed that programmatic advertisements for dozens of major brands, governments, educational institutions and non-profits are being displayed in X...
Musk explains how X corrects inaccurate posts with community notes
Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has said the platform introduced "Community Notes" to achieve a consensus-driven and non-censoring approach...
Verified users post 74 per cent of misleading claims about Israel-Hamas war on X – Report
A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a significant portion of viral posts spreading misinformation about the Israel - Hamas war on the...
EU decries increased disinformation posts on X
THE European Union (EU) Commission has declared X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation posts.
The Commission’s...
Most Read
Insights
How waving of Russian flags at ‘hunger’ protest signals growing influence operations in Nigeria
The August 'End Bad Governance' protest in Nigeria took...
Elections
False claim that Yemi Adenuga has won Irish election circulates online
A claim that the Nigerian-Irish politician, Yemi Adenuga, who...
General
No! Video does not show dead bodies recovered from Borno flood
AN X user, Obiasogu David (@afrisagacity) has posted a...
General
Video of people looting buried chickens is NOT recent
An X user, @obongattahikang, has posted a video showing...
Security
Video does not show recent gunmen attack in Nigeria’s Southeast
A video showing vehicles engulfed by fire has resurfaced...
Recent Check
Insights
How waving of Russian flags at ‘hunger’ protest signals growing influence operations in Nigeria
The August 'End Bad Governance' protest in Nigeria took...
Elections
False claim that Yemi Adenuga has won Irish election circulates online
A claim that the Nigerian-Irish politician, Yemi Adenuga, who...
General
No! Video does not show dead bodies recovered from Borno flood
AN X user, Obiasogu David (@afrisagacity) has posted a...
General
Video of people looting buried chickens is NOT recent
An X user, @obongattahikang, has posted a video showing...
Security
Video does not show recent gunmen attack in Nigeria’s Southeast
A video showing vehicles engulfed by fire has resurfaced...
