Imagine trying to vote in a presidential election while false videos, manipulated images, and outright lies flood your social media feeds—and the companies that run those platforms do almost nothing when asked to remove them. That, in essence, is what happened in Ireland’s 2025 presidential election. A new report from the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) Ireland paints a troubling picture of an information environment left to fend for itself. Over the course of the campaign, EDMO researchers identified roughly 177 posts or pieces of activity that appeared to breach social media companies’ own rules. The categories read like a…

Here is a humanized, six-paragraph summary of Chandra’s allegations, the legal battle, and the media firestor: — The long-running corporate drama surrounding Subhash Chandra, the founder of Zee Entertainment, has taken a deeply personal and bitter turn. Chandra, once one of India’s most powerful media barons, has accused Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, of waging a campaign against him through media outlets linked to Reliance. The allegations erupt at a moment of legal vulnerability and financial aftershock. A National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had just approved a repayment plan that requires Chandra to pay only Rs 6.5 crore,…