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Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

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 July 2018 1:59 PM IST

As per estimates, more than 3 billion people around the world use social media.

India's social media monitoring plan worries Supreme Court

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

13 July 2018 6:39 PM IST

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 July 2018 12:13 PM IST

In case the video makers do not have their own scripts or professional captioners at hand, they can depend on YouTube automatic speech recognition technology (LASR) to auto-generate captions.

YouTube aims to crack down on fake news, support journalism

YouTube will make 'authoritative' news sources more prominent.

10 July 2018 8:21 AM IST

Cambridge Analytica disputed Facebooks estimate of how many users were affected.

Facebook enhances security measures to protect integrity of Pak...

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

8 July 2018 4:59 PM IST

Suspicious Link Detection is a device-end feature only it doesnt 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,

7 July 2018 8:52 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

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

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

6 July 2018 4:15 PM IST

Additional DGP Pallab Bhattacharya said that they have succeeded in identifying the Ulfa (I) rebel who was sending the extortion notices as WhatsApp message wa followed by a call which originated from Myanmar.

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...

4 July 2018 7:30 AM IST

Social media influencers must be extra vigilant about what they post, as an inappropriate tweet or retweeting ones peddling fake news can lead to chaos and impact reputations.

Facebook, Google, Twitter urged to do more to combat fake news in EU

Should they fail they do so, they will face regulatory action says the European body which is also drafting safety &...

30 Oct 2019 9:29 AM IST

In addition to the massive fine, Facebook will also agree to a series of new restrictions such as conducting preview review of every new product and obtaining consent to create new facial recognition models. (Photo: ANI)

News Corp to supply headlines for Facebook's upcoming news tab

Facebook Inc's upcoming news tab will feature headlines from the Wall Street Journal and some other News Corp media...

19 Oct 2019 12:37 PM IST

Insurance companies also raised their stake in Yes Bank from 11.04 per cent to 11.10 per cent while select mutual funds also raised their stake, though overall mutual funds reduced their stake in Yes Bank from 10.16 per cent to 9.54 per cent.

Yes Bank files complaint against fake news on its financial health

Shares of the company are witnessing heavy beating at stock exchanges during the last few days.

6 Oct 2019 5:14 PM IST

The employee letter follows widespread criticism of Facebooks ad policy, including from Senator Elizabeth Warren

Singapore tells Facebook to correct user's post in test of 'fake news'...

The government said in a statement that it had issued an order requiring Facebook to publish a correction notice.

30 Nov 2019 10:41 AM IST