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Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?
New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.
Meta Removes News From Platform in Canada
A Canadian law that will require tech companies to compensate domestic publishers has led Meta to start blocking news articles on its social networks.
Threads Takes on Twitter
How Meta did what no other Twitter competitor could.
Hun Sen’s Facebook Page Goes Dark After Spat with Meta
Prime Minister Hun Sen, an avid user of the platform, had vowed to delete his account after Meta’s oversight board said he had used it to threaten political violence.
Canada’s Online News Act Targets Facebook and Google
A new Canadian law will require technology companies to license news content. Facebook’s owner said it would drop news from the platform.
Taliban Rely on WhatsApp, but Keep Getting Kicked Off
The Taliban administration is stuck in a cat-and-mouse game with WhatsApp, which is off-limits to the nascent government because of U.S. sanctions.
As U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet, Businesses Temper Their Hopes
Chief executives in the U.S. have long pushed for closer ties between the two countries. Now they just hope a rocky situation won’t get worse.
Your Friday Briefing: Dueling Summits
Also, Meta publicly released its latest A.I. technology.
How Deepfake Videos Are Used to Spread Disinformation
For the first time, A.I.-generated personas, often used for corporate trainings, were detected in a state-aligned information campaign — opening a new chapter in online manipulation.