In this episode of "Gamer Galaxy," Katie Harbath, former Facebook elections lead and CEO of Anchor Change, joins host Cher to unpack why gaming is becoming a serious political channel. They explore how campaigns are using Twitch, livestreams and in-game ads to reach voters, why AOC’s gaming presence matters and how platforms are grappling with transparency, monetization and foreign interference.
In this episode of "Gamer Galaxy," Katie Harbath, former Facebook elections lead and CEO of Anchor Change, joins host Cher to unpack why gaming is becoming a serious political channel. They explore how campaigns are using Twitch, livestreams and in-game ads to reach voters, why AOC’s gaming presence matters and how platforms are grappling with transparency, monetization and foreign interference.
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has proposed mandatory English proficiency checks to vote, among other election integrity measures.
The Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, has introduced an Election Integrity Bill aimed at overhauling Britain’s voting laws to combat electoral fraud and foreign interference . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has proposed mandatory English proficiency checks to vote, among other election integrity measures. DETAIL: Reform’s newly unveiled Election Integrity Bill would remove voting rights for Commonwealth citizens, limit postal (mail-in) voting, and implement mandatory English proficiency tests at polling stations. A Commonwealth citizen is someone who is a citizen of a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of nations, the vast majority of which were former colonies or…Open
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Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media, X said Thursday night. Why it matters: The U.S. and China are racing to build the world's most advanced AI systems — and it appears Chinese propaganda has infiltrated American circles with the hope of slowing the U.S. down. Driving the news: The X Safety team probed suspected Chinese accounts involved in influence operations and identified 200,000 accounts, including 200 accounts "posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy," the team said in a tweet . - The posts included content on how AI strains the electricity grid and increases utility…
The posts made claims about AI data centers driving up household electricity prices and straining the grid. Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense.
In this episode of "Gamer Galaxy," Katie Harbath, former Facebook elections lead and CEO of Anchor Change, joins host Cher to unpack why gaming is becoming a serious political channel. They explore how campaigns are using Twitch, livestreams and in-game ads to reach voters, why AOC’s gaming presence matters and how platforms are grappling with transparency, monetization and foreign interference. In this conversation: - Katie says the strongest evidence that gaming matters is simple scale too many voters use these platforms for campaigns to ignore them. Katie Harbath explains how her background in campaigns, Facebook, and elections led her to pay closer attention to gaming as a political medium. -They discuss why gaming still gets…
Meta removed a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts tied to an Iran-based operation that used AI to target U.S. audiences with posts about American politics, the company first shared with Axios. Why it matters: The operation attracted thousands of followers and included accounts posing as everyday Americans to appear more authentic. Driving the news: As part of a broader threat report released today, Meta said it disrupted four Facebook accounts and 31 Instagram accounts linked to actors based in Iran. - Across the accounts, operators shared memes expressing anti-Republican views and messaging on the Israel-Palestine conflict and immigration, according to Meta. - Meta also said the operators used AI to create some of the content…
When the security breach was discovered, the ATF said, the agency terminated connections to the affected environment and initiated incident‑response and forensic activities.
The Department of Homeland Security is mandating random paper ballot audits for upcoming elections, citing significant security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured components in widely-used voting machines.