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India news agency PIB to fact-check all social media posts
India plans to require social media platforms to remove content that’s been “fact-checked” and deemed false by the government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB). Read more…
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JIgsaw brings its anti-misinformation project to India
Google subsidiary Jigsaw is launching a new project in India using ‘prebunking’ videos to prevent misinformation that has been blamed for inciting violence. Read more…
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Big Tech must crack down on deepfakes or face big fines under EU code
Tech companies will have to take measures to counter deepfakes on their platforms or risk hefty fines under an updated EU code of practice. Read more…
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Social media disinformation under scrutiny ahead of Philippine elections
Social media platforms are being increasingly scrutinized in the lead-up to the Philippine elections following several controversies that have raised the spectre of disinformation and its impact on the outcome. Recently, Facebook took down the Read more…
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Are social media firms deleting evidence of war crimes in Ukraine?
Social media platforms working to police content related to the war in Ukraine may also be inadvertently helping to cover up war crimes. Read more…
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ACMA will be able to force Big Tech to share disinformation data
Under new laws, Australia’s ACMA will be able to force Big Tech firms to share data about how they handle disinformation. Read more…
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Deepfake Zelenskyy video a sign that digital disinformation will get worse
The good news: the Zelenskyy deepfake was easy to debunk. The bad news: our current digital disinformation problem is getting worse. Read more…
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India officials get tough on US tech giants over fake news
Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news. Read more…
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Fake news just got a serious adversary – could the C2PA solution work?
Technology companies are now getting together with C2PA to fight the spread of fake news, and it is a refreshing, challenging development. Read more…
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Twitter launches ‘Birdwatch’, where users flag misleading content
Twitter said it launched Birdwatch that has users flag tweets that they believe are misleading and write notes to provide context. Read more…
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Singapore law minister: Social media fake news, profits above principles
Social media firms are hampered by their commercial interests when tackling fake news, putting profit above principle: Singapore law minister Read more…
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The manipulation of Twitter is bad and it will only get worse, much worse.
The manipulation of news as filtered through Twitter is becoming very worrying. The story that broke over the weekend is an example. Read more…
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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…