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ICT News- Apr 09, 2020
To Fight Fake News Amid CO.VID-19, WhatsApp Now Lets You Forward A Message Once Only
The limit for message forwarding was 5 times, but WhatsApp has now applied a new limit to prevent the spread of fake news and misinformation amid CO.VID-19.
ICT News- Jan 02, 2020
Instagram Curbs Fake News By Fact-Checking, Labelling 'False' Content
Instagram will collaborate with fact-checkers to curb fake information that doesn’t stand for the truths.
ICT News- Oct 08, 2019
Deepfakes Videos Will No Longer Be 'Just For Fun'
Deepfakes is the key for those who want to scale up misinformation campaigns or defame another with an edited pornographic video.
ICT News- Sep 23, 2019
Twitter Removes Thousands Of State-Backed Accounts Concerning Misinformation
Twitter didn’t aim at state-backed fake news but it also issued new policies to prevent advertising from news outlets controlled by any state.
ICT News- Apr 08, 2019
Indian Fellows, We Can't Count On WhatsApp 'Tipline' For Fact Check In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
It turns out this service is not a helpline number; instead, it is a data-collecting research project WhatsApp has created to understand misinformation.
ICT News- Mar 29, 2019
Facebook Erased 2,632 Accounts, Pages, And Groups Due To Fake News
In the past, Facebook took down a series of accounts that were supported by Iran and ran as actual news organizations.
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ICT News- Mar 19, 2019
WhatsApp Works With NASSCOM Foundation To Fight Fake News
WhatsApp announced that it has tied up with NASSCOM Foundation to impart digital literacy training to tackle the challenge of misinformation.
Features- Mar 12, 2019
The Site Determines If Texts Were Written By A Human Or A Bot
A new algorithm named GLTR has been created to detect whether words were written by a human or a bot in the fight against fake news and misinformation.
ICT News- Feb 19, 2019
Facebook Suspends Pages Backed By The Russian Government
Besides the suspension, Facebook intends to contact the people behind these pages and required them to disclose their affiliations to get their pages back.
ICT News- Feb 01, 2019
WhatsApp Restricts Message Forwarding To Tackle Misinformation
Currently, WhatsApp users can forward a message up to 20 times, this number will be reduced by four times from now on.
ICT News- Jan 12, 2019
Google Search Bug Allows Anyone To Spread Misinformation
A researcher in London discovered a Google bug that allowed users to disseminate false information.
Features- Dec 04, 2018
WhatsApp’s First TV Campaign Against False News In India
On Monday, WhatsApp launched its first-ever TV campaign in India to fight false news, which will be depicted in this article.