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Facebook issues 40 million warning labels on Covid-19 fake news content
Facebook has partnered with independent fact checkers who have marked more than 4,000 pieces of …
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Meet the Indian on Facebook's oversight board which will police content on Facebook and Instagram
Comprising independent members from around the world, the board also has a seat for Sudhir Krish…
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An influencer went viral for posting a video that looked like he died after jumping in front of a train. Then police arrested him and accused him of faking his own death for clout.
Irfan Khan, 28, was arrested and slapped with charges, including endangering his own life, being a …
Cheryl Teh
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Google, Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies to join hands to curb fake news in India
The Indian government is working on regulations to censor content to stop the spread of fake news. …
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How Google's 'autocomplete' search results spread fake news around the web
The side effect of that design is that when the popularity of false content outweighs that of factu…
Hannah Roberts
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Watch out for this fake news website masquerading as The New York Times
These sorts of websites are nothing new, of course. There have been numerous sites trying to propag…
Cale Guthrie Weissman
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Elon Musk demands to see a 'list of violations' after the EU called him out over the rapid spread of Israel-Gaza disinformation on X
The European commissioner for internal market said the EU had "indications" X was being used to dis…
Beatrice Nolan
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Google to boost fake news, illegal content monitoring on YouTube
Seoul, July 12 (IANS) Google's video-sharing platform YouTube will cooperate with South Korea to cl…
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Facebook is reportedly bringing in local IT firms to moderate fake news in India
The ‘secret rulebook’ heightened the concerns of Indian users with guidelines that instructe…
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Donald Trump called AI 'very dangerous' — it hasn't stopped him posting what looks like AI-generated content
Donald Trump has posted content that appears to be AI-generated on social media platforms. Experts …
Beatrice Nolan
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Here's who fake news affects most
Stelter weighed in on the struggle defining fake news, saying, "This concept of fake news, the most…
Daniel Jason
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We're asking tech executives the wrong question about fake news
It benefits these platforms to allow as much content as possible and deliver it to the people who w…
Steve Kovach
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Russia slapped Google with another massive fine for refusing to censor Ukraine war content that it considers 'fake' or disparages the Russian army
The fine of 21.1 billion rubles, or $377 million, was for not removing material "discrediting the A…
Cheryl Teh
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A YouTuber was shocked that an account impersonating him had more followers. It highlights a big problem with social media.
Carter Smith, an influencer makes content about PC building, was shocked when he saw a fake account…
Lindsay Dodgson
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YouTube is banning content that falsely claims coronavirus vaccines will kill people, cause infertility, or implant patients with a microchip
YouTube will ban fake information about coronavirus vaccines, adding to its overall policy on remov…
Allana Akhtar
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Google is asking for your help to spot fake news
As Google and Facebook become the primary sources of news and information online for many, the two …
Steve Kovach
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Mumbai police is closely watching social media for fake news around elections
It has been monitoring the social media platforms — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Wh…
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Supreme Court tells Indian government and Twitter to find a way to curb hate speech online and shut down fake accounts
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Twitter on a plea seeking a mechanism…
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Reviews from 'verified' purchasers on Amazon can trick consumers into buying AI-created travel guides. Here's how to spot the scam.
Faking travel guides is the newest travel and vacation scam, fueled by the rise of AI, The New York…