Meta, Google, Twitter pledge to better fight fake news or risk finesMore than 30 signatories including advertising bodies have signed up for the updated Code of Practice on disinformation, the European Commi...
16 Jun, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Muslim body moves SC, seeks hearing of 2020 PIL on fake news regarding Tablighi congregationJamiat Ulama-I-Hind, on whose plea the apex court has issued notices to the Centre and others including the Press Council of India in May 2...
24 Jan, 2022, 08.44 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
'Shaktimaan' star Mukesh Khanna dismisses death rumours, says he is perfectly alrightThe 62-year-old actor also expressed anger over the fake news.
12 May, 2021, 01.12 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
Twitter will use 'strike system' to remove habitual violators spreading Covid vaccine fake newsTwo strikes will lead to an account being locked for 12 hours.
02 Mar, 2021, 03.38 PM 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
How info-warriors in rural India are busting fake newsThe sheer volume of online information makes it impossible for the few "fact-checking" organisations to flag all viral fake news reports
20 Nov, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
Infodemic forcing everyone to do their bit to curb misinformationTill recently, the onus of curbing the spread of such news and misinformation rested on social media and messaging platforms such as Facebo...
13 Oct, 2020, 06.34 AM IST
Facebook, Twitter, Google to report monthly on fake news fight, EU saysFacebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesda...
10 Jun, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
Terrorists inciting people via fake news, J&K tells SC; opposes 4G internet in UT"The terror modules operating within the UTs and handlers from across the border aid and incite people by transmission of fake news and tar...
01 May, 2020, 03.58 PM IST
Experts warn companies to guard against fake news to tackle coronavirus crisis betterFalse claims and fake news, mostly forwarded through social media platforms, have also led to several cases of religion-based attacks, hate...
26 Apr, 2020, 10.39 AM IST
Cyber Police surveillance aiding fight against COVID-19 outbreak in KashmirThe cyber police station in Kashmir registered its first FIR on February 17,2020 against people for defying government orders on social med...
15 Apr, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
UP fights fake news as Jamaat blamed in most social media postsSaharanpur Police released a note saying that after inquiry all this was found to be fake and the news reports were wrong. The police also ...
06 Apr, 2020, 11.24 PM IST
Haryana to start online psychiatric counsellingThe Chief Secretary gave these directions today through video conferencing in the meeting of the Crisis Coordination Committee of Nodal Off...
06 Apr, 2020, 07.30 PM IST
View: Disinformation in times of a pandemic, and the laws around itAs the world wrestles with a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, COVID-19, the authorities around the world are forced to face an avalanc...
03 Apr, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Trump blames oil fight, 'Fake News' for stock market dropOn Monday, major U.S. stock indexes dropped 7% with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting 2,000 points after oil prices slumped as mu...
09 Mar, 2020, 09.29 PM IST