Twitter, Facebook take fresh steps to curb election manipulation
Twitter and Facebook on Thursday announced moves to thwart efforts to deceive or divide voters as the US nears a contentious presidential election.
Aug 7, 2020
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How misinformation about 5G is spreading within our government institutions, and who's responsible
"Fake news" is not just a problem of misleading or false claims on fringe websites; it is increasingly filtering into the mainstream and has the potential to be deeply destructive.
Jul 13, 2020
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Negapedia provides deep information about Wikipedia editorial layers
The rules surrounding information have changed with the ongoing development of the digital world. Information has become accessible to almost everyone around the world, any time of the day or night, at the touch of a mobile ...
May 26, 2020
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Twitter to label 'misleading' virus content
Twitter said Monday it began tagging "misleading" and "disputed" claims about the coronavirus pandemic in a stepped-up effort to label potentially harmful content.
May 12, 2020
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Google, YouTube should remove murder videos, father of slain journalist tells FTC
Andy Parker's daughter, Alison Parker, was shot and killed on live television more than four years ago. Now, Andy Parker is taking on YouTube and parent company Google to remove graphic content like the murder videos that ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Online game has transnational impact as 'vaccine' against fake news
Bad News, a game devised to make players better at spotting fake news and misinformation, has the intended effect in Sweden, Greece, Germany and Poland. This is evident from a new academic study from the Universities of Uppsala ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Facebook fights spread of misinformation about virus online
Facebook says it's working to limit the spread of misinformation and potentially harmful content about the coronavirus as bogus claims about the ongoing outbreak circulate online.
Jan 31, 2020
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YouTube's algorithms might radicalize people—but we have no idea how they work
Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don't help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme videos, as has been suggested ...
Jan 22, 2020
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The geoengineering of consent: How conspiracists dominate YouTube climate science content
Using YouTube to learn about climate-change-related topics will expose you to video content that mostly opposes worldwide scientific consensus.
Jul 25, 2019
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YouTube's Notre Dame-9/11 flub highlights AI's blind spots
YouTube might need a few more humans. The machines whose job is to tamp down conspiracy theories are not cutting it just yet.
Apr 16, 2019
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