Russian disinfo targeting elections

Editorial July 12, 2024

What do the recent elections in France and the upcoming election in America have in common? They’ve been the targets of a concerted Russian disinformation campaign. France has been the target of Russian bots and fake news sites for the last two years, but efforts to disseminate false ...

Congress must pass TAKE IT DOWN Act

Editorial July 6, 2024

A couple weeks ago, a bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, introduced Senate bill 4569: the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act — or, the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This bill takes ...