Facebook said Thursday it would launch fact-checking of photos and videos as it expands the effort to curb misinformation to more countries.
Internet
Jun 21, 2018
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We know that Twitter is littered with misinformation. But how good are the social media platform's most active users at detecting these falsehoods, especially during public emergencies?
Internet
May 11, 2018
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Internet giants Facebook and Google on Thursday warned Singapore against introducing new laws to combat "fake news", saying that existing legislation is adequate to address the problem.
Internet
Mar 22, 2018
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Facebook said Monday it has decided to deliver more local news to US users, in its latest effort to manage the flow of information on the enormously-influential social network.
Internet
Jan 30, 2018
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The European Union has set up an expert group to help identify fake news and propose ways to tackle the problem amid concern that false information is influencing elections.
Internet
Jan 15, 2018
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Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues.
Internet
Oct 8, 2017
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Have you heard the one about the guy who went on holiday to Bolivia? You know, he went on a night out and randomly woke up in an ice-filled bathtub after someone had removed his kidney and harvested it for sale.
Social Sciences
May 16, 2017
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Facebook says it has deleted tens of thousands of accounts in Britain ahead of the June 8 general election in a drive to battle fake news.
Internet
May 8, 2017
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Facebook is stepping up its efforts to keep inappropriate and often violent material—including recent high-profile videos of murders and suicides, hate speech and extremist propaganda—off of its site.
Internet
May 3, 2017
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Google has sprinkled some new ingredients into its search engine in an effort to prevent bogus information and offensive suggestions from souring its results.
Internet
Apr 25, 2017
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