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Facebook makes a power move in Australia with news ban, may regret it

Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy.

SC notice to govt, Twitter to check fake news, hate speech on platform

Notice comes amid govt-Twitter spat over content takedown requests made by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to the microblogging firm

Facebook, Instagram ramp up removal of hate speech, bullying content

Facebook has removed 26.9 mn pieces of hate speech content in the fourth quarter of 2020 -- up from 22.1 mn in Q3

Twitter seeks dialogue with I&T Ministry after order to block accounts

The microblogging platform also noted that safety of its employees is a "top priority"

Facebook to remove false alarms about Covid, vaccines from its platforms

The social network said in a statement late on Monday that the move is taken after consultations with leading health organisations, including the WHO

Wikipedia introduces new code of conduct to address harassment, fake news

Wikipedia has introduced a first-of-its-kind Universal Code of Conduct that expands on the project's existing policies to address negative behaviour and harassment on the site

Glitches in Co-WIN are minor, new system to work like RAC: R S Sharma

R S Sharma, who chairs the empowered committee on technology for Covid vaccine, spoke to Nivedita Mookerji on what went wrong with Co-Win during the first few days, the scale-up exercise, and more

73% drop in election misinformation since Trump's Twitter ban: Report

Trump and his supporters have also lost accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, Spotify, Shopify and other social media platforms

Social media firms put 'profit above principle' on news: S'pore minister

The minister pointed to the United States where lawmakers have also chided social media firms for allowing misinformation about the U.S. election to spread

Twitter says it will start removing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation

Twitter has said that it will begin removing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccinations from its site

Facebook to notify users who like, share Covid-19-related misinformation

In its bid to fight the spread of Covid-19 related misinformation on its platform, Facebook will now send notifications directly to users who like, share, or comment on such posts

Facebook to remove false claims, conspiracy theories about Covid vaccines

Amid growing misinformation on social media, Facebook plans to remove posts with what they consider to be false information or conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines

Twitter to warn if you like a tweet labelled for misinformation: Know more

Twitter on Tuesday announced it is set to show a warning notification when the users try to like a labeled tweet

Socialising social media

Online media platforms must be regulated to protect the public from lies that polarise society

Twitter flags Trump tweet for premature claims of victory in South Carolina

Twitter has pinned a warning on a Trump campaign tweet declaring victory in the battleground state of South Carolina, saying it was premature and not confirmed by official sources

NY investigating claim voters getting calls spreading polls disinformation

New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is investigating allegations that voters are receiving robocalls, spreading disinformation and encouraging people to stay home on Election Day

US elections: Tech firms couldn't stop misinformation, voter intimidation

The impacts of these efforts by the technology firms have been muted, in part due to the prevalence of social bots that spread low-credibility information virally across these platforms.

US elections: Tech firms couldn't stop misinformation, voter intimidation

The impacts of these efforts by the technology firms have been muted, in part due to the prevalence of social bots that spread low-credibility information virally across these platforms.

Infocalypse: How AI is overwhelming society with mis- and dis-information

Schick's new book, Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse: What You Urgently Need to Know, will scare the living daylights out of you

Pursuit of verified content: Covid infodemic can be as terrible as virus

Refuting misinformation and preventing its spread is crucial