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Facebook takes down Advance NZ page for pandemic misinformation
Facebook shut down the page of Advance NZ, a fringe New Zealand political party, for sharing misinformation about the pandemic. Read more…
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Misleading health content on Facebook attracted almost 4 billion views
Misleading health content has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook, peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic Read more…
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Facebook took down 7 million fake COVID-19 posts – in 12 weeks
Facebook Inc said it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus. Read more…
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Alibaba and founder Jack Ma summoned to Indian court over censorship
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma after former employee says he was wrongfully fired over censorship issue. Read more…
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Conspiracy theory that 5G towers spread coronavirus is fake news, duh!
A conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile towers to the spread of the novel coronavirus is dangerous fake news and completely false. Read more…
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Facebook deeply concerned, Singapore orders blog page block
Facebook said it was “deeply concerned” about a Singapore government order to block access to a blog page on its social media website. Read more…
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Zuckerberg recruited an army to fight fake content – can he win?
When Mark Zuckerberg spoke at the recent Munich Security Conference he said his company is now taking down a million fake accounts every day. Read more…
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Facebook takes down fast-spreading coronavirus fake news
Facebook has said it will take down misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach. Read more…
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Malaysian group sues Singapore minister over ‘fake news’ order
A Malaysian rights group filed suit in a domestic court against the Singapore Law minister, seeking to challenge his order for correction to a blog article. Read more…
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Singapore opposition party challenges fake news law
A Singapore opposition party has launched the first legal challenge to a controversial fake news law to overturn government orders to correct its online posts. Read more…