Misinformation Super-Spreaders on X Sharing Elon Musk’s Ads Revenue, Says Report
New Delhi, November 25: Some super-spreaders of misinformation on X, who are verified premium users with blue badges, are sharing Elon Musk’s ads revenue even […]
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Why Does Fake News Spread? Study Upends Popular Misconceptions on Sharing Misinformation
USC researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms’ structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information. The […]
New COVID-19 Variant XXB Deadlier Than Other Variants? Government Alerts Public as Fake News, Misinformation Go Viral on Social Media
Amid the rise in number of coronavirus cases, several misleading claims related to XBB variant of COVID-19 are getting viral on social media. These misleading […]
Twitter Rolls Out New Policy To Hide Tweets With Misinformation During Crisis
San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter has announced that it is introducing a crisis misinformation policy that will help hide tweets that share false information during […]
Instagram Hides Followers for Private Accounts in Russia, Ukraine To Reduce Spread of Misinformation
New Delhi, March 9: Instagram has begun hiding information about people’s followers, who they’re following, and people who are following each other for private accounts […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Twitter Pauses Ads and Recommendations in Russia and Ukraine To Safeguard Users From Misinformation
New Delhi, February 26: Twitter on Saturday announced to pause ads and recommendations in Russia and Ukraine to safeguard users from misinformation, as it monitors […]
Facebook Crisis: New Whistleblower Alleges Social Media Giant Put Profits Over Combating Hate Speech, Misinformation
San Francisco, October 23: In what could spell fresh trouble for Facebook, a new whistleblower has alleged that the social network puts profits before efforts […]
YouTube Bans False COVID-19 Vaccine Claims in Fight Against Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
Washington, September 29: YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform. The ban on vaccine misinformation, announced in a blog […]
Facebook Expands Fact-Checking in India to Combat COVID-19 and Health-Related Misinformation, Adds Health-Specialist Partner THIP
New Delhi, June 16: With an aim to combat COVID-19 and all other health-related misinformation, social media giant Facebook is expanding its third-party fact-checking programme […]
Facebook To Push Down All Posts of Users in News Feed Who Repeatedly Share Misinformation & Fake Content: Report
New Delhi: Facebook has announced to push down all posts by users who repeatedly share misinformation and fake content across its platforms, as it expands […]