3 Indian students killed in Canada; India takes up issue of safety with OttawaThree Indian students were killed in Canada last week. The Indian High Commission in Ottawa is working with Canadian authorities. They are ...
13 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
'Disinformation campaign to malign India': MEA on Canadian media report on visa-halt for KhalistanisIndia's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) rejected Canadian media reports claiming visa denials to Khalistani activists. MEA spokesperson ...
13 Dec, 2024, 05.02 PM IST
When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that followCanada has become ground zero for Facebook's battle with governments that have enacted or are considering laws that force internet giants -...
15 Apr, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
Canada to crack down on foreign investment in digital media sectorStarting immediately, Ottawa will increase scrutiny of investments "by entities owned or influenced by foreign states, particularly states ...
03 Mar, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
Nijjar Killing: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau claims 'need to put a chill on India' led him to reveal allegations against IndiaJustin Trudeau noted that he made the announcement on September 18 because he expected that information would be eventually leaked though t...
13 Dec, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry: Canada governmentThe agreement removes a threat by Google to block the ability to search for Canadian news on Google in Canada. Facebook and Instagram paren...
30 Nov, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Chinese disinformation campaign targeted Trudeau: CanadaChina has been accused of carrying out a "spamouflage" campaign to discredit Canadian MPs and silence criticism of Beijing. The campaign in...
24 Oct, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
Canada says China-linked 'Spamouflage' campaign targeted lawmakers, PM TrudeauThe Spamouflage campaign, using networks of new and hijacked social media accounts to post bulk messages, took place in August and Septembe...
24 Oct, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
US banks, tech firms offer support for Israel victims, announce aidAs U.S. corporations report their earnings, executives are addressing the Israel-Hamas conflict and launching fundraising efforts. JPMorgan...
14 Oct, 2023, 08.45 AM IST
Tanks and Twitter: Sudan generals' multi-pronged warFor five million people in Sudan's capital, trapped inside their homes as street fighting has raged, including around the state TV headquar...
23 Apr, 2023, 06.39 PM IST
What do leaked U.S. Intelligence reports say? Here is a quick guideLeaked U.S. intelligence documents pertaining to Russia's invasion of Ukraine are circulating on social media. Although officials say the d...
10 Apr, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Digital literacy: educators, researchers join hands to tackle online misinformationThere's a growing movement of educators and misinformation researchers working to offset an explosion of online misinformation about everyt...
20 Mar, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Making deepfakes gets cheaper and easier thanks to AI"Yep that's fake," Huberman wrote on Twitter after seeing the ad, in which he appears to praise the coffee's testosterone-boosting potentia...
15 Mar, 2023, 10.27 PM IST
'Needle and the damage done': The Spotify-Neil Young controversy explainedSpotify which decided to take off Young’s catalogue from its platform, has since come under intense criticism for supporting Rogan, who hos...
29 Jan, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
Why even artificial intelligence cannot stop the spread of fake newsNew technological solutions, unfortunately, may not be a silver bullet.
29 Nov, 2021, 06.20 PM IST
Disinformation for hire, a shadow industry, is quietly boomingPrivate firms, straddling traditional marketing and the shadow world of geopolitical influence operations, are selling services once conduc...
26 Jul, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
China sanctions US, Canadian citizens in Xinjiang rowAt least one million Uyghurs and people from other mostly Muslim groups have been held in camps in the northwestern region, according to ri...
28 Mar, 2021, 08.11 AM IST