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EU official warns Elon Musk about X’s handling of disinformation amid Israel-Hamas war

A top European Union official is warning Elon Musk about the spread of misinformation on X amid the Israel-Hamas war. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton sent Musk an "urgent" letter about the company’s handling of misinformation and its responsibilities under the Digital Services Act. The letter comes as researchers and fact checkers have warned about a wave of misinformation on X in the wake of the Hamas attacks in Israel. While Musk’s recent move to strip headlines from links shared on the platform has made it more difficult to find news, verified users have also been sharing viral clips of completely unrelated content purporting to be scenes from the unfolding conflict. “Following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we have indications that your platform is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU,” Breton wrote in the letter to Musk. “Let me remind you that the Digital Services Act sets very precise obligations regar...

The SEC is said to be investigating a Twitter security flaw from the pre-Musk era

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly looking into how Twitter (now X) handled a security issue in 2018 that led to users' personal information being exposed. The bug allowed people to view email addresses when passwords were reset, potentially exposing user identities, according to Bloomberg . The report notes that the SEC has been investigating whether those in charge of the company at the time properly disclosed the flaws to shareholders and put proper controls in place. Attention was drawn to the flaw last year while Elon Musk was trying to wriggle out of his commitment to buy Twitter. Musk asserted that Twitter had long been contending with operational issues (it has had to deal with multiple security incidents over the last five years) and that it hadn't properly protected user data.  Just as Musk was attempting to wash his hands of his takeover bid, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, Twitter's former head of security , flagged a number of concerns about the c...

Best Buy's competing Prime Day sale is running for an entire month, but some of the best deals start tomorrow

Best Buy has announced that they'll be hosting an October savings event, with new deals and discounts dropping throughout the entire month. Here's everything you need to know about the Prime Day competition, plus over 70 deals you can shop now. from Mashable https://ift.tt/teHKPZa via IFTTT