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Fake online ‘bot armies’ can be built for next to nothing, study shows
A new Cambridge University index exposes the thriving underground market where fake social media account verifications can be purchased for as little as 8 cents, fueling online manipulation and election interference worldwide.
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The Cube
Musk vs the EU: Fact-checking the billionaire's X claims on Europe
Elon Musk made and reshared a series of misleading and sensationalised claims related to Europe on his X platform in the aftermath of a fine imposed on X by the European Commission for failing to comply with its transparency duties.
Culture news
'Stolen Children' documentary highlights Georgian adoption scandal
From the 1970s until at least 2005, nurses, doctors or taxi drivers were involved in child theft in Georgia. The mothers were told their babies had died and the bodies were not released. Now, a new documentary has given the children a chance to find their biological family.
Business
Berlusconi’s MFE backs Paramount over Netflix in Warner Bros battle
Italy’s largest media group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has publicly thrown its support behind Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, arguing that Paramount’s offer would preserve competition in the global streaming market.
Europe News
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion of Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external attempts to release the €210 billion in assets before Ukraine is compensated.
Italy
Fugitive in Italy arrested after hiding as nativity scene fake statue
A 38-year-old was arrested in southern Italy on Saturday after the town's mayor spotted him posing as a statue in a Christmas nativity scene. The man was wanted for assaulting a police officer and had escaped a prison sentence in Bologna.
Europe News
EU and Ukraine agree plan to push membership bid despite Hungary veto
The European Union and Ukraine have drawn up a to-do list that will allow Kyiv to make technical progress on its bid to join the EU despite official talks being blocked by Hungary, saying EU accession is a “key element” of Ukraine’s security guarantees.