Not just fake news and videos, now fake data as well
Fake news and videos have been hitting headlines of late, however, a potentially more dangerous threat comes from fake data. Read more…
Fake news and videos have been hitting headlines of late, however, a potentially more dangerous threat comes from fake data. Read more…
We hear how Facebook is now on the case with fake news, terrorist, racist and bad news in general. We also hear that they are disabling fake accounts. Read more…
Singapore’s fake news legislation – internet firms and human rights groups feel it may give the government too much power and hinder freedom of speech. Read more…
WhatsApp has launched a service for Indians to check the veracity of information, in an attempt to combat fake news in India ahead of national elections. Read more…
Human rights activists fear laws to curb so-called ‘fake news’ could be abused to silence opposition. Read more…
Singapore new fake news legislation will require social media to carry warnings on posts it deems false and remove comments against “public interest”. Read more…
Facebook has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups linked to online group spreading hate speech and fake news. Read more…
How do you fight fake news? It’s a question I’m often asked, and as a journalist in the business for 35 years, I find it a frustrating one, because it’s often presented as if it’s Read more…
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) – On a hot morning in India’s tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colours of Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service pulls into a dusty lane, where five Read more…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed to a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news, due to concerns it can influence elections, the European Read more…
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