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NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt warned that the news media providing “an open platform for misinformation,” pushing back against the notion that outlets should always be giving two sides …

Facebook missed billions of opportunities to tamp down misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election. That’s the conclusion of a from Avaaz, an advocacy group that researches misinformation online. Avaaz …

In the weeks before and after the 2020 US election, Facebook content from far-right sources of news and misinformation received more engagement than other sources elsewhere on the political spectrum, …

Two prominent House Democrats have fired off a letter to AT&T, Comcast and Amazon and other channel distributors, asking them whether they plan to continue carrying Fox News, One America …

Australia is in the midst of a debate around how best to support local journalism through the pockets of tech giants, with a News Media Bargaining Code awaiting its passage …

Almost a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook is taking its strictest stance yet against vaccine misinformation by banning it entirely. The ban won’t just apply to Covid-19 vaccine misinformation. …

Editors are encouraged to assume edits were carried out in good faith, help newcomers and give credit where it’s due to show mutual respect for other users. The foundation also …

Leaders from journalism, public policy, media, and culture gather on January 22, 2021, for PaleyIMPACT: The Media’s Role in Combating Holocaust Denial, Misinformation, and Antisemitism, moderated by Paula Zahn, in …

Trump‘s bans from Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms may have been controversial, but they appear to have been effective in achieving one goal: combatting misinformation. According to research …

Online misinformation about the presidential election plunged an astonishing 73% after Twitter and other social media networks either banned or suspended Donald Trump and key supporters, according to new data …

Google will provide up to $1 million in funding per project and cover up to 80 percent of the total costs. A jury of 12 Google employees will review applications …

KABUL, Afghanistan — After Ahmad Jawad Hijri saw the wounded children in the hospital and learned of the Afghan airstrike that put them there, killing nine others around their age …

The suspension of Trump’s account, however, does raise troubling questions about the thin line between curbing misinformation and hate speech on one hand, and suppressing free speech on the other …

Selena Gomez Blasts Facebook In Her Recent Tweet, Says, “The Platform Will Be Responsible For Deaths If They Don’t Take Action Now!” ( Photo Credit – Getty Images / Selena …

It was hard to avoid misinformation online in 2020. A pandemic and a polarized presidential election had the internet swirling with everything from false cures for Covid-19 to misleading claims …

Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. But as the vaccine begins distribution, online accounts …

Associated Press (AP) 2020-12-17T08:04:06+05:30 Twitter To Start Removing Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation outlookindia.com 2020-12-17T08:06:04+05:30 Twitter has said that it will begin removing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccinations from its site. It listed …

On Wednesday, Twitter announced that it will begin to take down Covid-19 vaccine misinformation starting next week. The company plans to remove false vaccine content that it considers “the most …

American multinational technology company Google logo seen at Googleplex, the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty …

By: New York Times | Updated: December 3, 2020 10:32:27 pm Facebook added that it would also take down “false claims that COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips, or anything else that …

Facebook’s logo displayed on a phone screen and keyboard. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook said Thursday that it will start removing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines as countries …

The Centre has asked the states to constitute block-level task forces to monitor COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and to maximise involvement of local influencers, including religious leaders, for countering misinformation and …

Facebook said it had displayed warnings on more than 180 million pieces of content viewed on Facebook by people in the US that were debunked by third-party fact checkers, between …

By: New York Times | Updated: November 20, 2020 10:21:12 pm President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, …