YouTube offers deepfake detection to HollywoodYouTube is now offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free deepfake detection tool to combat AI-driven impersonations. This expa...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Quote of the day by Desmond Tutu: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor” – powerful life lessons on justice, human rights, moral responsibility and why you must raise your voice against injustice by Nobel Peace prize–winning human rights activistQuote of the Day by Desmond Tutu highlights a powerful truth about justice and moral responsibility. It teaches that neutrality in the face...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Metro 2039 Returns: Why is this the darkest Chapter yet for the iconic post-apocalyptic shooter series?Metro 2039 is revealed as the next installment in the popular post-apocalyptic shooter series. Players return to the Moscow Metro tunnels. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.02 AM IST
Ahead of Greek social media ban, parents desperate to separate children from phonesAs Greece prepares to impose a ban on social media use for those under 15, the initiative aims to shield youth from potential addiction and...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Iran's President questions 'America First' policy, calls Washington a 'proxy for Israel' in open letterIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has directly addressed the American people. He questions if the US truly prioritizes "America First" or...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Meta watchdog says grassroots fact checks risk harm to usersMeta said it would ask ordinary users to verify controversial claims in a system known as "community notes", aping methods on X and other s...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Super important, very critical: Google India head on tackling misinformation, deepfakes in AI eraGoogle India is prioritizing the fight against misinformation, especially in the Asia Pacific region, with advanced AI and human oversight,...
17 Jun, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
WhatsApp rolls out campaign to raise user safety awareness, fight misinformationThe month-long campaign highlights the Meta-owned messaging platform's in-built product features, safety tools like block and report, and f...
21 Nov, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Google, YouTube to invest $13.2 million to help fight misinformationIn a bid to further fight misinformation, Google and YouTube have announced a $13.2 million grant to the International Fact-Checking Networ...
30 Nov, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Contextualising trends - a key tool for Twitter during India's current regional electionsTwitter will continue to invest in the languages it detects misinformation in, said Yoel Roth, head of site integrity at Twitter.
09 Mar, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Facebook expanding climate info hub in battle against misinformation, will debunk myths for usersThe hub will rely on climate communication experts from George Mason University, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the U...
19 Feb, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
Google launches $3 mn fund to fight misinformation around Covid vaccineThe fund will accept projects looking to expand the audience of fact-checks.
13 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
Facebook's long and halting fight against misinformationIn April 2017, Facebook publicly acknowledged that governments or other malicious non-state actors are using its social network to influenc...
18 Oct, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
India, with 12 nations, leads initiative at UN to counter misinformation on COVID-19UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that apart from fighting the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the world is also seeing a "dangerous...
14 Jun, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
COVID-19: Google commits $6.5 million to help fight coronavirus misinformationIn a blogpost, Google pointed out that health authorities have warned that an overabundance of information can make it harder for people to...
03 Apr, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
Removing one million accounts a day to ensure fair polls, says FacebookFacebook also stated that it has “expanded” its partnerships with third-party fact-checkers.
10 Apr, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
Facebook: Fighting problem of misinformationFacebook has a three-pronged agenda which revolves around partnership, transparency and co-regulation, besides involving the civil society.
25 Feb, 2019, 11.26 AM IST