Laws 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
Fake 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
Survey 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,
Politicians 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
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
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
Think 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
Wikipedia 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.
What 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
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