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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…
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Can we fix social media, before we just switch it off?
Social media had a tough time in 2019. Facebook continued to find road blocks from regulators and barriers to new ideas like its Libra initiative. Read more…
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Could AI-powered fact-checking be the solution to fake news?
ITEM: Researchers claim they have developed an AI tool that can fact-check online news articles to see if they are fake news stories or legitimate ones. The tool, developed by researchers at the University of Read more…
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Singapore fake news law invoked against opposition party
Singapore’s government invoked its fake news law to order an opposition party to publish corrections on two social media posts and a website article. Read more…
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Is blockchain really the answer to combating fake news?
Media organizations are jumping on the blockchain bandwagon to make news trustworthy again. Weirdly, the strongest use case may be cryptocurrency news sites. Read more…
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India may force social media platforms to offer user verification
India’s proposed new privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, presumably to rein in “fake news”. Read more…