Tag Archives: election

Microsoft will identify manipulated media with a confidence score

Posted on by
The pandemic and upcoming US presidential election have made misinformation even more dangerous than usual. So, as part of its Defending Democracy Program, Microsoft is rolling out new tools to combat misinformation, specifically deepfakes.The new Mi...

YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling

Posted on by
YouTube says it will take down videos that promote election interference, such as encouraging people to create long voting lines that make it harder for others to vote. It also says it will remove videos including information gleaned from hacks that...

TikTok users and K-pop fans say they wrecked Trump’s Tulsa rally

Posted on by
It’s no secret that President Trump’s Tulsa rally on June 20th had attendance far short of his campaign’s expectations, but that might have been due in part to a relatively new force in politics: internet-savvy teens. As the New York Times and Vultur...

Many of Georgia’s new voting machines aren’t working on primary day

Posted on by
It's primary day in five states and while things seem to be going relatively smoothly in Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia, voters and election workers in Georgia are reporting problems with new voting machines. Workers at some p...

Study finds security holes in online voting for New Jersey and West Virginia (updated)

Posted on by
States are under pressure to use online voting for the US presidential election when COVID-19 could remain a threat in November, but those platforms might not be as secure as you’d like. MIT and the University of Michigan have published a report deta...

Google says state-backed hackers are targeting Trump and Biden campaigns

Posted on by
Google’s security researchers say state-backed hackers from Iran and China have targeted the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns, respectively. The state-backed actors sent phishing scam attempts to the personal email accounts of campaign staff. A...

Elizabeth Warren campaign open sources its organizing tools

Posted on by
The impact of Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign might be felt well after it ended. The Warren for President team is open-sourcing some of its key get-out-the-vote projects to help other politicians and cause supporters with their own efforts....