Facebook whistleblower revealed to be ex-data scientist
The Facebook whistleblower who has been making the rounds on news platforms in recent days has finally been...
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Popular pro-vaccine Reddit page calls on founders to do more to combat COVID-19 disinformation
On Wednesday, r/vaxxhappened, a popular pro-vaccine reddit page, uploaded a message urging the site’s founders to do more...
Facebook failed to curb misinformation in fossil fuel industry?
News has it Facebook failed to apply its policies to curb a misinformation campaign at the hands of...
Big brands channel $2.6 billion into misinformation websites
With misinformation campaigns expanding their reach to more and more people every day, you’d think that big tech...
US Senator says Facebook’s move to block team fron NYU is “deeply concerning”
A US Senator says that Facebook’s move to block the accounts of a team of researchers from NYU,...
Facebook blocks team from NYU over “unauthorized access”
Facebook Inc. has apparently blocked the accounts of a team of researchers from the New York University (NYU)...
Twitter teaming up with AP, Reuters to tackle misinformation
Social media giant Twitter has announced that it is teaming up with news platforms Associated Press (AP) and...
Facebook poised to spread anti-vaxx misinformation?
In recent months Facebook has claimed not once, but multiple times, that it is attempting to curb the...
YouTube blocks Sen. Ron Johnson’s account for 7 days overspread of COVID-19 misinformation
Google and Facebook have been very outspoken about their policies on COVID-19 misinformation and the punishment that follows....
Twitter to roll out new three level misinformation warning labels
As everyone becomes a news expert, and as misinformation spreads like wildfire over social media, Twitter has been...