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FB and Google cut off advertising revenue to bogus news sites, acting after criticism of the role fake news played in the US presidential election.

Google, Facebook cut ad revenue to 'fake' news sites

The electoral victory of Donald Trump has sparked heightened scrutiny of online and social media.

16 Nov 2016 8:12 AM IST

The man had sent a friend request to the girl on Facebook under a fake name. (Representational Image)

Facebook declined to deploy tool to weed out fake news: Report

Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year.

15 Nov 2016 7:51 AM IST

Googles dominant search engine is the leading source of traffic to media sites, according to the online analytics firm Chartbeat.

Google also gets fooled by fake election news

Google is taking steps to punish sites that manufacture falsehoods.

15 Nov 2016 7:27 AM IST

Regular Facebook use can negatively affect our emotional well-being (Photo: AFP)

Syrian selfie refugee sues Facebook for 'defamatory' posts

Modamani's image was shared on Facebook on a series of anonymous accounts, alongside posts claiming he was responsible...

14 Jan 2017 7:39 AM IST

Regular Facebook use can negatively affect our emotional well-being (Photo: AFP)

Facebook hires former CNN anchor Campbell Brown for news role

Brown announced the move in a post on her Facebook page on Friday.

7 Jan 2017 8:01 AM IST

Regular Facebook use can negatively affect our emotional well-being (Photo: AFP)

Facebook wins German case against Syrian refugee

The court ruled that the US social media giant was not obliged to actively search out and delete defamatory posts.

8 March 2017 10:46 AM IST

Paresh Rawals tweet calling for author Arundhati Roy to be tied to an Army jeep instead of a stone-pelter was based on a fake news article. (Photo: File)

Fake news triggered Paresh Rawal's tweet calling for Arundhati Roy to...

Social media went berserk on Monday over Rawal's tweet suggesting Roy should be used as a human shield' by the Indian...

24 May 2017 3:07 PM IST

The government had reiterated to the SC that while it cant control all pornography, it will be cracking down on child pornography.

China to ban porn, fake news outlets

China has launched a fresh month-long crackdown on online pornography and fake news organizations in 11 provincial-level...

23 May 2017 8:02 AM IST

The report found that 98.8 per cent school-going children access internet in urban areas, and 49.5 per cent of them do it from home.

Study: Ad-tech use shines light on fringe, fake news sites

Fake news sites run from made-up articles that start with a grain of truth but exaggerate it to fit highly opinionated...

30 Dec 2016 11:25 AM IST

YouTube will now start blocking ads to videos that receive a low interest less than 10,000 views.

Get 10,000 views to start making money: YouTube

Google has also gone ahead to implement fact policing on its websites too.

8 April 2017 11:32 AM IST

$Facebook has also launched a \journalism project\ that aims to support the news ecosystem.$ Technology

Facebook adds tips for spotting 'fake news'

The News Integrity Initiative debuted with $14 million from Facebook

7 April 2017 7:43 AM IST

The real story was about motherhood though (Photo: Facebook)

Viral story about impala attacked by cheetahs is fake

The image went viral with the fake tale of the impala being a martyr for helping its fawns survive.

16 Feb 2017 4:32 PM IST