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Drone rumours trigger panic, night patrols across villages in western UPA wave of fear has gripped over 300 villages in Uttar Pradesh, fueled by rumors of thieves using drones for robberies. This has led to nigh...
Misinformation Combat Alliance, Meta introduce WhatsApp Helpline to fight deepfakesThe WhatsApp helpline will go live in March this year and will allow people to flag deepfakes by sending them to its chatbot. The chatbot w...
Covid-19 volunteers on social media keep hope alive in darkest hourCovid-19 volunteers on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp say requests and pleas for assistance are still coming in but were now moving from th...
Government info blitz to curb Covid-19 misinformationWhile social media is proving to be a lifesaver for many as people share important resources, helpline numbers and links on it, the tsunami...
WhatsApp Chatbot ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’ surpasses 30 million users in IndiaWhatsApp said this API-based helpline was made available to all WhatsApp users for free in English and Hindi language with the aim to flatt...
WhatsApp launches ‘check it before you share it’ campaign to stem misinformationWhatsApp said the campaign tries to inculcate behaviour that urges users to gain more information about the messages they receive through m...
Truecaller fine-tunes algorithms to catch frauds real time: CEOWith rampant phishing calls preying on the vulnerable during the ongoing period of uncertainty, Truecaller, arguably the world’s largest mo...
Alarming lessons from Facebook's push to stop fake news in IndiaFacebook, Twitter Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. are discovering the harsh reality that disinformation and hate speech are even more ...
WhatsApp launches India tipline number for fake newsWhatsApp did not specify if it will publically disclose details of the work done and requests processed, if need be.
It's now the turn of spam tsunamiThe evening rains and subsequent massive flooding of most roads left thousands of vehicles stranded or inching forward with hardly any info...
False messages flood Chennai after torrential rains, government on alertAnother false message which said two lakes had breached and Chennai had been cut off from rest of the districts spread panic among commuter...