Sight Helpdesk: What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence text generator, is being hailed as the future of work, but not everyone is convinced. ADAM SMITH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Iran reroutes plane carrying soccer star’s wife, blames UK over unrest
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian authorities rerouted a flight bound for Dubai on Monday and prevented the wife and daughter of former national soccer team captain Ali Daei, who has supported anti-government protests, from leaving the country, state media reported. Amid a concerted clampdown, Tehran also said the arrests in Iran of citizens linked to […]
Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist
Reuters Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire’s plane. The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organisations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter suspension of journalists draws global backlash
Dallas, Texas, USReuters Twitter’s unprecedented suspension of at least five journalists over claims they revealed the real-time location of owner Elon Musk drew swift backlash from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organisations across the globe on Friday. Officials from France, Germany, the UK and the European Union condemned the suspensions, with some saying the […]
Twitter takeover: Sleuths and disaster mappers look for a backup plan
RINA CHANDRAN, SANAM MAHOOZI and AVI ASHER -SCHAPIRO, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on fears changes at Twitter could negatively impact the platform’s role in disaster response…
Musk says Trump’s Twitter account to be reinstated after poll shows narrow support
Reuters Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organised by new owner Elon Musk. Slightly over 15 million Twitter users voted […]
Essay: Twitter and Elon Musk – why free speech absolutism threatens human rights
Academics SARAH GLOZER, EMILY JANE GODWIN and RITA MOTA – in an article first published on The Conversation – argue that the internet is a better place when the most successful platforms engage in human rights-focused screening…
StrangeSights: ‘Star Wars’ characters on the march in Mexico; Elon Musk releases ‘Burnt Hair’; and Tina Turner becomes a Barbie…
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Gunmen kill 11 at Russian military base in latest blow to war in Ukraine
Reuters Gunmen shot dead 11 people at a Russian military training ground on Saturday, the defence ministry said, in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin’s forces since the invasion of Ukraine. RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying 15 other people were wounded in the shooting on Saturday in the south-western Belgorod region […]
Musk’s Twitter deal stirs fears of abuse in Asia, Middle East
Bangkok, Thailand/Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Elon Musk’s plan to acquire Twitter has alarmed human rights activists in Asia and the Middle East, where social media platforms have been accused of inciting violence. Musk has called himself a free speech absolutist and criticised Twitter’s policy of moderating content. But rolling back such curbs on hate speech […]