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IT Ministry is keen to see WhatsApp prioritise curbing of fake news on its platform, against the backdrop of lynching incidents claiming many lives, over its plans to launch payments service, as per a senior government official.

Prioritise fake news issue over payments service: IT Ministry to WhatsApp

India is the largest market for WhatsApp with the country accounting for over 200 million user base.

25 Jul 2018 5:58 PM

Author Nick Drnaso's creation was among this year’s longlist of 13 books that were selected by a panel of five judges. (Youtube Screengrab)

Man Booker Prize 2018: Longlist sees graphic novel for first time in award history

Sabrina, by US author Nick Drnaso, is about a vanished young woman and the 24-hour aftermath.

24 Jul 2018 3:24 PM

In a meeting last month, Amit Shah had cautioned social media savvy workers and his party leaders against posting fake news and spreading false messages on social media platforms, saying it hurt the party's credibility. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah in 1,800 Delhi BJP WhatsApp groups to 'stem fake news'

Each WhatsApp group will have contact numbers of Amit Shah and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.

21 Jul 2018 8:07 PM

WhatsApp has informed the Election Commission (EC) that it will take various steps ahead of polls to prevent the misuse of its messaging platform, and bring to India its fake news verification model which has been used in other markets.

WhatsApp assures EC of steps to prevent its misuse ahead of polls

Global executives of WhatsApp are already in India and engaging with policymakers on various issues.

20 Jul 2018 2:47 PM

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been under fire from the Indian government over fake news and false information being circulated on its messaging platform. (Representational Image)

Take steps beyond labelling forwards: Govt asks WhatsApp amid mob lynching cases

Govt also warned WhatsApp that mediums used for propagation of rumours are liable to be treated as 'abettors'.

19 Jul 2018 9:28 PM

WhatsApp is working with over half a dozen partners in India to design a digital literacy programme for educating users on spotting false news.

WhatsApp working on digital literacy programme to curb fake news

It has drawn flak from the Indian government over circulation of rumours and fake news on its platform.

19 Jul 2018 5:05 PM

Platforms like Facebook have begun to adopt policies against spreading of fake news.

Time fake news is nipped in the bud

With digitisation developing at breakneck speed it has become imperative to talk about stopping the spread of fake news.

16 Jul 2018 6:50 AM

A year-and-half down the line, Zuckerberg was sitting in front of attorneys being probed, as the world watched his confessions.

Fake news cannot be unseen

As it brings more people online, a phrase that is heard most often since the onset of 2018 is ‘Fake news’.

16 Jul 2018 6:47 AM

Indian authorities have scrambled to respond but awareness campaigns, public alerts had limited success in deterring misinformation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Death by 'fake news': social media-fuelled lynchings shock India

The killing of Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath has resonated broadly among urban, well-educated Indians.

14 Jul 2018 1:59 PM

Indian media also reported that the Supreme Court raised concerns about the plan to track social media.

India's social media monitoring plan worries Supreme Court

The government wants social media users monitored and fake news identified.

13 Jul 2018 6:39 PM

The company intends to reduce and eventually remove the distribution of fake news and misinformation from the platform.

WhatsApp will now label forwarded messages

The latest update to WhatsApp now notifies recipients whether a message has been forwarded or not.

11 Jul 2018 12:13 PM

YouTube will commit $25 million over the next several years to improving news on YouTube and tackling “emerging challenges” such as misinformation.

YouTube aims to crack down on fake news, support journalism

YouTube will make 'authoritative' news sources more prominent.

10 Jul 2018 8:21 AM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had to face a grilling in the US and in the European Parliament over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. (Photo: File)

Facebook enhances security measures to protect integrity of Pak elections

Sarim Aziz, Facebook's spokesperson in Pak, said that company increased safety, security staff to monitor all election-based activities.

08 Jul 2018 4:59 PM

Suspicious Link Detection is a device-end feature only — it doesn’t transmit the data to external servers for verification. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp begins testing new fake news-killing tool

WhatsApp is presently testing a new feature that suggests the authenticity of shared webpages,

07 Jul 2018 8:52 PM

Amidst the whole process of analysing content, WhatsApp will not provide any data and all study results will be owned by the researchers. (Photo: File)

WhatsApp to rope in researchers to fight fake news, detect problematic content

WhatsApp is offering researchers up to USD 50,000 in grants to study fake news on platform and find ways to detect problematic content.

06 Jul 2018 4:15 PM

The government has also conveyed in no uncertain terms that WhatsApp must take immediate action to end this menace.

Indian govt orders Whatsapp to curb spread of false messages

False messages about child abductors on WhatsApp have helped to trigger mass beatings of more than a dozen people in India.

04 Jul 2018 7:30 AM

Don’t be taken in by fake news

Fake history in the service of some petty cause is easily exposed.

23 Jun 2018 5:58 AM

Think critically about the stories you read, and only share the news that you know to be credible.

How people help fight false news

False news stories often have catchy headlines in all caps with exclamation points.

22 Jun 2018 6:36 PM

In the effort of drawing visitors and revenue, publishing fake and satirical content have become a common practice. (photo: Pixabay)

Finally here's how you can identify a fake news

Eyeo has released a browser extension TrustedNews which identifies and reports about a content being trustworthy or fake.

18 Jun 2018 3:30 PM

'Online information on vaccines, autism not reliable'

The idea that vaccines can cause autism is still around, and parents continue to be exposed to this misinformation.

18 Jun 2018 1:16 PM

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