Fact-checkers accusing YouTube of being major channel for disinformation
YouTube is one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide, says the global International Factchecking Network in
Media Literacy Index: education against fake news
Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Sweden and Ireland are at the top-5 in a Media Literacy Index for 2021. These countries have
Meta removing more than 500 Chinese accounts
Meta, earlier Facebook, has removed networks in Palestine, Poland, Belarus, Italy, France, Vietnam and one that was primarily based in
Low trust in Big Tech’s combating Fake News: Survey
How efficiently big tech companies are combating disinformation is a key question. Whistleblowers from Facebook, now Meta, recently accused the
Supporting local media as a weapon against disinformation
Independent local and community news media lie at the centre of democratic and informed communities. There’s plenty of talk about
Google reports huge increase of warnings for hacks and disinformation
Google has this year seen a 33% increase in disinformation and hacks that have been so serious that the company’s
EU announcing hubs to fight disinformation
The European Commission has announced eight national hubs that will become part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) network
Facebook taking down 1.3 billion accounts
There are some who believe that we have a financial interest in turning a blind eye to misinformation. The opposite
EU Commissioner discussing fake ads with Google
Google needs to be more transparent about how it is fighting the spread of “fake news,” European Commission Vice President