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Fake news, fake views and now fake reviews! What’s next?
Everyone has heard of, or been affected by, fake news. And, in the age of AI driven content (well, everything) most will have experienced fake views. Read more…
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EU calls on social media to invest more on fact-checking – but…
EU has called on social media to invest more in fact-checking, but a new study shows those efforts may rarely reach those worst affected by fake news. Read more…
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Game fights fake news by letting players create their own
Cambridge researchers aim to fight fake news with a game that shows players how to create it. But will people trust that the game itself isn’t fake news? Read more…
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Social media sales soar in Facebook-friendly Thailand
Popularity of so-called social commerce in Thailand owes much to the relatively late arrival of big e-commerce firms and the wide use of social media. Read more…
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Will (anti) social media break the internet?
It will come as little surprise to know that there are conflicting reports out there on whether social media is good for you. Read more…
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China ‘cleans up’ internet in apparent censorship campaign
China launched a new campaign to clean up its internet, state media said, amid a fresh wave of apparent censorship by Beijing Read more…
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Indonesia lifts social media restrictions imposed for elections
Indonesia has lifted temporary social media restrictions that were imposed to stop online hoaxes during violence around official election results. Read more…
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Game of Thrones is how we should talk about digital disruption
Where did Game of Thrones go wrong? One answer also happens to explain why so many of us are struggling to respond effectively to digital disruption. Really! Read more…
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Vietnam steps up imprisonment of social media political activists
Nearly 10% of the 128 prisoners held in Vietnam for expressing dissenting views were jailed for posting anti-state comments on social media platforms. Read more…
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New Zealand and France to tackle extremism on social media
New Zealand said on Wednesday that it would work with France in an effort to stop social media from being used to promote terrorism and violent extremism. Read more…