10 months agoTags fake newsLaws against fake news used to silence independent media Legislation against “fake news” has increased significantly over the last few years, particularly in connection with the pandemic, A new
10 months agoTags Artificial IntelligenceFake news manipulators benefit from global crises and breaking news Times of crises and breaking news is when we have less defence against fake news and other forms of manipulated
3 years agoTags disinformationSurvey shows how hard it is to spot fake news It’s more difficult than you think to spot disinformation online. More than a third of internet users, adults and children,
3 years agoTags democracyPoliticians and journalists the least trusted leaders Politicians and journalists are globally the least trusted leaders today with less than half of respondents in a study trusting
3 years agoTags disinformationMedia 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
3 years agoTags big techLow 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
4 years agoTags facebookThink again before sharing an article on Facebook Facebook is hoping to cut the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform, by prompting users to read
4 years agoTags fake newsWikipedia joining the battle for diversity and inclusion Free encyclopedia Wikipedia is getting a global code of conduct to combat harassment and stimulate diversity, the Wikimedia Foundation announced.
4 years agoTags covid 19What are big IT-companies doing to stop covid rumours? Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft must continue to report monthly what they are doing to fight disinformation, especially concerning covid
4 years agoTags disinformationEU 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