These 2 tools together can help Facebook fight fake news IANS Aug 17, 2020 Struggling to tame the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook can better reduce the extent to which their users fall…
1mg Battles Misinformation in the Age of COVID-19 Express Computer Jul 10, 2020 1mg provides a raft of services which are important for health upkeep, particularly during a lockdown. Its offerings include home…
Social Media: Why Has The Battle Against Misinformation Intensified? Radhika Udas Jun 12, 2020 “Starting today, we’re introducing new labels and warning messages that will provide additional context and information on some…
Tech Giants To Counter More Fake News As Wanted By EU Associated Press Jun 12, 2020 A senior European Union official warned online platforms like Google and Facebook on Wednesday to step up the fight against fake…
Facebook to verify users whose posts go viral rapidly IANS May 29, 2020 Facebook has said it will now verify the identity of people who have a pattern of inauthentic behaviour on its platform and whose…
SC declines to entertain plea to link Aadhaar, social media accounts IANS May 27, 2020 The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to link Aadhaar with social media…
WhatsApp Updates During The Pandemic To Contain The Spread Of Misinformation Radhika Udas May 7, 2020 Along with the pandemic, there was an infodemic was also creeping up on the world. With excessive information being bombarded to…
IFCN launches WhatsApp bot to fight COVID-19 misinformation IANS May 5, 2020 Poynter Institutes International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has launched its chatbot on WhatsApp to help two billion users of…
70% drop in frequently forwarded WhatsApp messages with new limit IANS Apr 28, 2020 Facebook-owned WhatsApp which earlier thin month introduced a limit on frequently forwarded messages to one chat at a time has…
Facebook Flashes Warning To 40 Million ‘Misinformation’ Posts Radhika Udas Apr 17, 2020 Every era comes with a struggle of its own and for this internet-booming era, it is misinformation. We are way past the phase of…