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Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Recruitment chatbots, targeted propaganda: The Islamic State is tapping artificial intelligence

The extremist outfit’s use of the emerging technology shows the dangerous potential of its use by terrorist and other far-right organisations.

Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Sep 05, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Borders closed, Palestinians lose jobs as Israel looks to hire foreign workers

About 160,000 Palestinians from the West Bank working in Israel and in Jewish settlements have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs because of closed border

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Dec 09, 2023 · 09:30 pm
Armed with ‘disinformation’ law, Turkey cracks down on dissent with days to go for landmark election

President Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest political challenge in the May 14 elections that could end his 20-year rule.

Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 13, 2023 · 09:30 pm

‘Anything could be a crime’: A snitching app in Saudi Arabia is being used to crack down on dissent

Saudi government apps are seen as encouraging citizen spies.

Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Sep 15, 2022 · 09:30 pm