Fake news haunted the masses yet again after Pulwama. Survey reveals the youth is most susceptible to viral videos.
23 Feb 2019 1:21 AM
WhatsApp details how bulk messaging and coordinated abuse is fought.
06 Feb 2019 6:07 PM
The company revealed that it is currently evaluating the ramifications and costs of providing third-party fact-checking services.
03 Feb 2019 11:57 AM
These accounts and pages were actively working to conceal what they were doing.
01 Feb 2019 11:24 AM
Respondents in the survey distrusted marginal websites, and there was agreement among general audience and professional fact-checkers.
30 Jan 2019 4:43 PM
Companies and trade bodies representing the advertising industry signed up to a voluntary code of conduct.
30 Jan 2019 11:07 AM
WhatsApp carefully evaluated this test and listened to user feedback over a six-month period.
21 Jan 2019 3:39 PM
The ministry is seeking feedback from the public on the draft amendments by January 15 before taking a final decision.
25 Dec 2018 1:18 AM
WhatsApp has been working to curb the circulation of what technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed “sinister” content.
07 Dec 2018 6:29 PM
Officials from the EU’s executive Commission unveiled the measures Wednesday as part of an action plan to counter disinformation.
06 Dec 2018 12:02 PM
WhatsApp tries to curb the spread of misinformation on its service in India where it has more than 200 million users.
22 Nov 2018 10:59 AM
Over 120 participants were trained on how to spot false news and differentiate between rumours and opinions.
19 Nov 2018 6:05 PM
Extensive research by the BBC World Service has thrown light on what India has known for a while as an incipient problem of fake news.
14 Nov 2018 3:50 AM
Mr Akhilesh Yadav compared fake news to a virus while speaking at the ‘Beyond Fake News’ conference here on Monday,
13 Nov 2018 12:15 AM
Facebook and other social platforms have been waging a fight against online misinformation and hate speech for two years.
04 Nov 2018 9:41 AM
Bots have flooded social media in recent weeks, many of them promoting messages which support Saudi Arabia.
02 Nov 2018 10:10 AM
CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2019 “another year of significant investment” during the earnings call.
31 Oct 2018 8:09 PM
Facebook has stopped short of banning all false or misleading posts, something that it has shied away.
16 Oct 2018 1:17 PM
The drive follows intense government pressure for both Facebook and WhatsApp to fight fake news.
14 Oct 2018 10:32 AM
The AI uses machine learning algorithm which has been trained using Media Bias/Fact Check's analysis of over 2,000 news outlets.
05 Oct 2018 9:44 AM