AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn
<p>Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling lies</p><p>Social media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">AI</a>-driven disinformation ahead of November’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026">US midterm elections</a>, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”.</p><p>As tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their vote, social media companies have scaled back their efforts to protect voters from lies meant to manipulate elections.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/ai-disinformation-social-media-midterm-elections">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling lies</p><p>Social media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">AI</a>-driven disinformation ahead of November’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026">US midterm elections</a>, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”.</p><p>As tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their vote, social media companies have scaled back their efforts to protect voters from lies meant to manipulate elections.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/ai-disinformation-social-media-midterm-elections">Continue reading...</a>