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Manipur suspends internet in 5 districts after attack on two childrenThe decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation, amid concerns that anti-social elements could misuse social media...
Over 1,400 URLs blocked for fake news during Operation Sindoor: Govt in LSThe government has blocked more than 1,400 web links for spreading fake news. This action was part of Operation Sindoor. The Fact Check Uni...
India's fuel supply chain operational, 'robust' despite situation in West Asia: Suresh GopiHe attributed recent panic buying to "false narratives" and "unnecessary alarm," urging the public to rely on verified information and avoi...
Meta rolls back measures to tackle Covid misinformationSocial media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including...
New Facebook tool will let groups automatically reject posts containing false informationFacebook has long been under heavy pressure to prevent its platform from being used to spread misinformation.
Inside the Facebook Files: Five things the leaked documents revealThe papers show in granular detail that Facebook knows it dominates the arenas it considers central to its fortunes — contradicting its own...
Facebook fact checkers say curbing misinformation requires more proactive effortsAccording to the research report cited by WSJ, most users considered Facebook responsible for moderating this content.
- Facebook disputes claims of inadequate flagging of vernacular content
India, with over 530 million users, according to government data, is the largest market in terms of users for Facebook. In contrast, the US...
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...
'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.
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 ...
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 ...
US elections 2020: Facebook India fact checker NewsMobile and UC Berkeley startup FakeNetAI to detect deep fakes on social mediaOther fact checkers said while Facebook has not issued any new guidelines or instructions to Indian fact checkers for the US elections and ...
Facebook working on 'virality circuit breaker' to identify fake news before it goes viralIt has been employing content moderators to review posts for misinformation and hate speech.
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...
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruthsGoogle, Facebook and other platforms are struggling to keep ahead of scammers, trolls, and others with ill intent who routinely use major t...
Facebook: Fighting problem of misinformationFacebook has a three-pronged agenda which revolves around partnership, transparency and co-regulation, besides involving the civil society.