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Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checkingThe company's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said that it is going to "get rid" of its third-party fact-checkers in the United States. A...08 Jan, 2025, 08.22 AM IST- Twitter imposes global restriction on tweet about home ministerTwitter's move has surprised many users and the Elon Musk-owned social media platform usually restricts access to content only in the terri...08 Apr, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
- India has the most fact checkers in the world: Irene Jay Liu, News Lab lead, APAC at GoogleLiu said that as journalists are at the frontline of fighting misinformation and that it was with this in mind that the Google News Initiat...06 May, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
- Internal bug that took six months to fix promoted problematic content on users' Facebook feed: ReportFacebook disputed the report, saying that it "vastly overstated".01 Apr, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
- Koo takes the Facebook route, set to launch advisory boardThe company has been growing at a fast clip over the past few years and expanding significantly in regional languages. It is also looking t...16 Mar, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
- UP Police says getting a lot of complaints against Twitter IndiaTwitter needs skilled in-house hands or external experts to sift out misinformation in order to avert further trouble with the police and a...18 Jun, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
- Facebook adds its first health fact-checking partner in IndiaFacebook said the move is aimed at combating Covid-19 and all other health-related misinformation on the platform16 Jun, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
- New social media rules could increase compliance & help stem misinformation: FB fact checkersWhile announcing the rules on Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said concerns had been raised over the rampant spread of fake news ...26 Feb, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
- 2020 was most volatile, chaotic for misinformation in India, says Facebook fact checkerFact Crescendo is among eight fact-checkers that Facebook has engaged in India, making it the country with the second most number of third-...05 Feb, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
- Farmers Protests: Twitter lit up as Republic Day tractor rally turned violent in DelhiAs protestors broke barricades, clashed with the police and then infamously hoisted the Nishan Sahib flag from Red Fort, there was a flood ...28 Jan, 2021, 08.17 AM IST
- Vishva Hindu Parishad considering legal action against WSJ for its Facebook, Bajrang Dal reportIn a response to ET’s queries, a Facebook spokesperson said it bans individuals or entities after following a careful, rigorous, and multi-...14 Dec, 2020, 08.27 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
- ShareChat sees 15 pc increase in daily average users during lockdownThe Bengaluru-based company, which has about 60 million monthly active users (MAUs), has also stepped up efforts to weed out misinformation...12 Apr, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
- Fake Covid-19 'gyaan' goes viralMisinformation on Covid-19 including home remedies, conspiracy theories, false government advisories, and misleading narratives around Chin...06 Mar, 2020, 07.45 AM IST
- Tech platforms fight to control coronavirus rumoursTwitter launched a dedicated search prompt to ensure individuals get information from right sources.10 Feb, 2020, 02.15 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 expands fact-checking network in India, adds 5 more partners to spot fake newsIt has also equipped checkers with tools to review photos and videos to "help identify and take action against more types of misinformation...11 Feb, 2019, 03.02 PM IST
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