Online comments can shape how social media content about politics is perceived, even when people's opinions are hard to ...

Over the past month, several reports offered new details on the scale and tactics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s foreign influence operations. In late February, OpenAI published findings on ...

Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and X, are accessed daily by millions of people worldwide. In the weeks or months leading up to elections, many political parties use social media ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has an alert on a new scam, social scraping, and it might get you to think twice before putting too much personal information on Facebook, Instagram, or X. ABC7 has ...

The scale and intensity of Chinese interference in Europe’s information space is rising. Russian efforts at foreign manipulation across Europe are well recognised, but China is now catching up. And it ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

A new Journal of Marketing study sheds light on the dynamics of likes in social advertising and their impact on user engagement. Conducted by Song Lin (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ...

Washington is paring back its defenses against influence operations, even as adversaries supercharge them with AI. Much of the fight is shifting to the private sector. Earlier this year, as North ...

Andrew Kessel was a breaking news writer for Investopedia until October 2025. He previously covered markets for Proactive Investors, with a focus on small-cap stocks in fintech, healthcare, mining, ...

Documents examined by researchers show how one company in China has collected data on members of Congress and other influential Americans. Documents examined by researchers show how one company in ...