Don't misuse AI-based tools to spread misinformation in Bihar poll campaigning: ECPolitical parties in Bihar have been warned by the Election Commission against using AI for deepfakes or spreading misinformation during th...
09 Oct, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
Meta expands third-party fact checking programme in India with PTIWith this partnership, PTI will be allowed to identify, review and rate content as misinformation across Meta platforms including WhatsApp,...
01 Apr, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
Penalty provisions for dissemination of deepfakes can create deterrent effect: CUTSCUTS International official emphasizes penalty provisions to deter deepfakes and misinformation, advocating for technology interventions to...
24 Mar, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
Meta launches ‘Know What’s Real’ campaign to combat misinformationThe social media giant said the aim of the campaign was to educate users on identifying and addressing misinformation on WhatsApp and Insta...
28 Feb, 2024, 01.03 PM IST
Can detect and block child sexual abuse materials in less than five seconds, claims KooKoo said its in-house ‘No Nudity Algorithm’ proactively and instantaneously detects and blocks any attempt by a user to upload a picture or...
23 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Food companies, FSSAI, health institutions differ over front pack labelling proposalOfficials of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are of the view that ratings wil...
06 Mar, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Twitter redesigns warning labels to help users identify fake news, misinformation easilyThe company has been testing the warning labels since July.
17 Nov, 2021, 09.17 AM 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
Twitter Birdwatch unveiled to help users fact check misinformationTwitter Birdwatch is on a separate section of the social media platform, and only pilot participants, who apply to the program, will write ...
26 Jan, 2021, 04.47 AM IST
India needs Facebook, Twitter anti-fake toolsTrump and allies flooded social media on Wednesday with false claims of victory and unsupported allegations of voter fraud, testing Twitter...
06 Nov, 2020, 11.30 AM IST
U.S. election plagued by online misinformation about legitimate ballot countingTwitter marked Trump's latest tweet, in which he claimed without evidence that "surprise ballot dumps" were aiding rival Joe Biden, as havi...
05 Nov, 2020, 12.01 AM IST
Twitter, Facebook outline action on posts claiming early US election victoryThe moves come as social network platforms brace for what has been an unusual election cycle due to a high number of mail-in ballots that m...
03 Nov, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Twitter to label candidate tweets that claim early U.S. election victoryIn an updated blog on the issue, the company laid out in more detail how the policy would apply ahead of Tuesday's voting.
02 Nov, 2020, 09.15 PM IST
Twitter tests reddish-magenta colour for misinformation labels to make them more obvious, directThe company is working out whether to flag users who consistently post false information.
06 Oct, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
Facebook plans to label posts ‘more aggressively’: Nick CleggFacebook’s stepped-up efforts at content-flagging are being done in conjunction with the Washington based Bipartisan Policy Center.
07 Sep, 2020, 11.20 PM IST
Facebook displayed warnings on 40 million posts related to Covid-19 in MarchFacebook said that when people saw those warning labels, 95% of the time they did not go on to view the original content. To date, the soci...
16 Apr, 2020, 08.05 PM IST
Facebook to warn users who "liked" coronavirus hoaxesFacebook says it will also direct people who engaged with those posts to information about virus myths debunked by the World Health Organiz...
16 Apr, 2020, 07.26 PM IST