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Deepfake political scam ads surging on Meta platforms
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Scammers are among the top political advertising spenders on Meta’s platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians — including President Donald Trump — to promote fake government benefits, a US watchdog group said Wednesday.
US urges curb of Google's search dominance as AI looms
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's online search dominance.
US judge rules against Google in online ad tech antitrust case
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine.
Musk regrets controversial post but won't bow to advertiser 'blackmail'
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Elon Musk apologised Wednesday for endorsing a social media post widely seen as anti-Semitic, but accused advertisers who are turning away from his social media platform X of "blackmail" and said anyone who does so can "go fuck yourself."
Musk picks ad exec Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk has chosen top ad executive Linda Yaccarino to take the day-to-day reins of Twitter as he fights to reverse the tide at the struggling platform he bought for $44 billion last year.
Alabama police plead for tips in deadly birthday party shooting
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - US law enforcement officials are pleading for residents to come forward with information on a weekend shooting that devastated a small Alabama town, leaving four people dead and 28 injured at a teen's birthday party.
Four dead in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - At least four people were killed and several injured in a Saturday night shooting at a teen birthday party in Alabama, in the latest deadly spasm of American gun violence.
Google parent Alphabet profit soars as ads surge
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported quarterly profit that had nearly tripled, as money poured in from ads on its search engine and YouTube video platform.
Top Hungary independent radio forced off air
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's leading independent radio station Klubradio lost an appeal Tuesday to keep its broadcasting licence after the country's media regulator said it had infringed administrative rules, raising new press freedom concerns in the EU member state.
Facebook ad boycott organizers cite no progress on hate speech
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - Organizers of the Facebook ad boycott vowed Tuesday to press on with their campaign, saying the social network's top executives had failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content.