Have social platforms reached their peak? Pew survey shows little user growth since last year.
The striking short-form viral videos and images of Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok continue to climb in popularity with Gen Z.
Apr 07, 2021
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China summons tech giants over 'deep fakes', internet security
Chinese authorities on Thursday said they had summoned 11 tech companies including Tencent, Alibaba and TikTok owner ByteDance for talks on "deep fakes" and internet security, as regulators try to reel in the country's runaway ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Business
We can't trust big tech or the government to weed out fake news, but a public-led approach just might work
The federal government's News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, which passed the Senate today, makes strong points about the need to regulate misinformation.
Feb 25, 2021
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Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockade
Australia's prime minister on Friday urged Facebook to lift its ban on news access for Australian users and return to the negotiating table with media organizations, warning that other countries would follow his government's ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Misinformation fears after Facebook blacks out news in Australia
Facebook's news blackout in Australia has raised fears misinformation could come to dominate the platform in the country, with fake news and conspiracy theories left untouched while credible sources have been cut off.
Feb 18, 2021
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India's top court takes up social media content
India's top court on Friday sought the government and Twitter's response to a petition seeking a mechanism to check fake news, hate messages and what officials consider seditious and incendiary content on social media platforms.
Feb 12, 2021
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Scientists develop method to detect fake news
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market—criminals spread fake news about companies in order to manipulate share prices. Researchers at the Universities ...
Feb 02, 2021
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Computer Sciences
When a story is breaking, AI can help consumers identify fake news
Warnings about misinformation are now regularly posted on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, but not all of these cautions are created equal. New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that ...
Jan 21, 2021
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DUAL takes AI to the next level
Scientists at DGIST in Korea, and UC Irvine and UC San Diego in the US, have developed a computer architecture that processes unsupervised machine learning algorithms faster, while consuming significantly less energy than ...
Jan 04, 2021
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1 in 3 who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
A Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) study has found that some Singaporeans have reported that, despite being aware of the existence of 'deepfakes' in general, they believe they have circulated deepfake ...
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