Joshua Wong, once the face of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for colluding with foreign forces under the city’s sweeping national security law.

Wong is among hundreds of campaigners and ordinary Hongkongers arrested under the law, which was imposed in 2020 following explosive pro-democracy protests against Beijing’s growing control.

Critics say the far-reaching law has silenced dissent, but authorities argue that it is needed to maintain stability and deny it has weakened the city’s cherished autonomy.

Having already spent the last six years in jail, Wong, who was due to be freed in January, will now spend another decade behind bars.

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Ukraine and Russia are reporting cyber-attacks on their emergency alert apps, with fake warnings sent to users around the countries.

Ukraine was first to report problems, and for a short time the capital Kyiv was subject to a radiation threat, the Ukrainian Air Force has said.

A few hours later Russian authorities said its app was hacked, with a Ukrainian espionage group reportedly sending fake warnings of nuclear strikes inside Russia.

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Voters are gearing up to go to the polls in the consequential US midterm elections. What’s at stake? What are the key races to …

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How can you vote in an election if you can’t tell what is real?

Elections are more impacted by artificial intelligence than ever before, with millions being spent on ads to try and win over voters.
This week AI Decoded investigates how artificial intelligence is transforming modern elections, and whether democracy is prepared for the consequences.

Joining us are Oren Etzioni, one of America’s leading AI scientists and founder of TrueMedia.org, Sahil Shah, co-founder of Say No to Disinfo, and Priya Lakhani, CEO of Century Tech and a regular contributor to AI Decoded.

In this video:

0:00 – AI election ads
7:40 – Who is funding them?
9:47 – Is it legal?
12:55 – Can you avoid AI influence?

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