Joe Rogan responds to Spotify protest, Covid-19 advisories after receiving backlash stirred by Neil YoungOn Friday, Joni Mitchell said she is seeking to remove all of her music from Spotify in solidarity with Young.
31 Jan, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Spotify says it will add content advisory to podcasts that discuss Covid"This new effort to combat misinformation will roll out to countries around the world in the coming days," CEO Daniel Ek said. "To our know...
31 Jan, 2022, 08.03 AM IST
Meta, Google grilled over misinformation and cyberbullying, Twitter nextMeta representatives also appeared before the committee and were grilled about the death and rape threats directed towards Australian prese...
20 Jan, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Fake news around coronavirus vaccine on the wane, but still a concernWhile US President Joe Biden hit out at Facebook and other social media platforms last month, alleging they were killing people through mis...
06 Aug, 2021, 07.01 AM IST
Misinformation linked to Covid-19 vaccines still a concern in IndiaMisinformation linked to the pandemic has come down with the drop in cases., but posts and content linked to Covid-19 vaccines and vaccine ...
06 Aug, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
'Too little, too late': Social media has a Covid vaccine misinformation problem. Here's what experts suggestA serious threat in online settings is that fake news spreads faster than verified and validated news from credible sources.
02 Aug, 2021, 03.40 PM IST
Facebook is 'killing people' with Covid-19 misinformation: BidenUS President Joe Biden has hit out at Facebook again, saying that such social media platforms are allowing Covid vaccine misinformation to ...
17 Jul, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
Facebook to roll out new campaign in India to fight Covid-related misinformationThe social networking giant has removed over 12 million pieces of "harmful" misinformation on Covid-19 globally from Instagram and its own ...
13 May, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Government asks platforms to curb Covid-19 misinformationThe government on Friday sent an advisory to platforms — such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram — to “initiate awareness campaig...
08 May, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Facebook, Twitter must do more to stop Covid-19 anti-vaxxers: US statesIn a letter to Facebook CEO and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the Democratic attorneys general said “anti-vaxxers” lacking medical expertise and...
26 Mar, 2021, 12.01 AM IST
No vaccine yet for fake news epidemicFact checkers for Facebook and other social media platforms said the volume of fake news is rising following global Covid-19 vaccine trial ...
30 Nov, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
YouTube to fight Covid-19 vaccine conspiracy theories, will add links to 'authoritative' infoMisinformation about the new coronavirus vaccines has proliferated on social media.
18 Nov, 2020, 06.44 PM IST
Scientists seek government help to stop misinformation about Covid vaccinesTermed as “anti-vaxxers,” these groupings are snagging an increasing number of followers across platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...
31 Oct, 2020, 07.18 AM IST
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformationThe video platform said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health author...
14 Oct, 2020, 07.45 PM IST
TikTok launches new campaign to curb Covid fake news, ropes in Virat Kohli, Sara Ali Khan & Ayushmann Khurrana#MatKarForward will help to raise awareness about sharing of misinformation.
04 May, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
Indian government asks social media firms to control Coronavirus fake newsIn an advisory sent on Friday, the government asked social media platforms to start awareness campaigns, remove misinformation from the pla...
20 Mar, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
Fake Covid-19 'gyaan' goes viralMisinformation on Covid-19 including home remedies, conspiracy theories, false government advisories, and misleading narratives around Chin...
06 Mar, 2020, 07.45 AM IST