Tag: Fake News
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Share Joy, Not Rumors: WhatsApp launches second leg of campaign to educate voters about fake news, misinformation
Adding to the earlier TV, print and radio ads, Share Joy, Not Rumors campaign will educate people on the controls available on WhatsApp platform so they are empowered to stop the spread of fake news and misinformation.
March 25, 2019 -
Share Joy, Not Rumours | 2nd leg of WhatsApp campaign to fight fake news
WhatsApp, including other social media firms, will now have to process any request from the Election Commission of India to take down content within three hours during the 48-hour period before voting days.
March 25, 2019 -
WhatsApp, NASSCOM Foundation collaborate to fight misinformation menace in India
The first training will be on March 27 in Delhi with volunteers followed by many more planned interventions like hosting training workshops for representatives from rural and urban along with road shows across numerous colleges.
March 18, 2019 -
Will do more to ‘limit’ misinformation, fake news, says WhatsApp India
Facing flak from the government over dozens of lynching incidents in the country last year which were linked to rumours spread on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service introduced several new measures, including limiting the number of messages that a user can forward to five and appointing a grievance officer for the country.
March 13, 2019 -
CBSE 2019: Beware of fake news on exams, board tells students
The board appealed to public to cooperate with it for smooth conduct of exams by not participating in the spreading of rumours or baseless information, the notice stated.
February 28, 2019 -
CRPF cautions people against spreading fake news of harassment of Kashmiri students
The CRPF on Sunday shot down reports claiming that Kashmiri students are facing harassment in some parts of India following the dastardly Pulwama terror attack which left over 40 of its personnel dead.
February 17, 2019 -
Judging is under stress in digital era: SC Justice AK Sikri at law conference
Justice Sikri said media had undergone a complete transformation in the digital age and now “we are in the era of paid and fake news”
February 11, 2019 -
Media must rebuild trust, credibility in 2019 as fake news loom large: Report
The spread of false, misleading and extreme content will continue to undermine democracies around the world with polarising elections in India, Indonesia and Europe likely flashpoints.
January 19, 2019 -
Year of competing dangerously
Since the great recession of 2008, competition has been a race to the bottom in almost every sphere, but more so in politics.
December 23, 2018 -
Democracy needs citizens to step up
‘Patriotism is the last refuge for a scoundrel,’ Dr Samuel Johnson said. In George Bernard Shaw’s words, ‘Politics is the last resort for the scoundrel.’
December 6, 2018 -
People must build smart communities
People are talking industry 4.0 and 5.0, but in these efforts to build a smart digital environment, there is a serious lack of attention to those on the ground, or more accurately, to measures for improving the lives of the poor and destitute. Even with the recent adoption of the Asean Smart Cities Framework by …
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November 27, 2018 -
Taking ‘multi-variable’ steps to curb fake news before 2019 India polls: Twitter CEO
Addressing a Town Hall-style meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D), Dorsey said fake news is a way too big category.
November 12, 2018 -
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses fake news
On his first visit to India, Jack Dorsey is also expected to meet Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
November 12, 2018 -
Reports of Aasia Bibi leaving Pakistan ‘fake news’: Authorities
As per the agreement, the government will immediately initiate a process to place the name of Bibi on the no-fly list (exit control list).
November 8, 2018 -
Information Disorder
A huge ruckus has cropped up in recent times, about how social media has played a damaging role in the US elections and adversely influenced public opinion in other countries. Social media and technology giants, based in Silicon Valley, are now facing intense global scrutiny. Given its unbridled power, social media has helped fuel the …
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November 3, 2018 -
Donald Trump dismisses NYT report on intercepted calls
"The so-called experts on Trump over at The Times wrote a long and boring article on my cellphone usage that is so incorrect I do not have time here to correct it," Trump tweeted.
October 26, 2018 -
Centre asks social media platforms to check rumours inciting unrest
Over 35 deaths due to lynching have been reported from nine states in 2017 after circulation of rumours on social media.
October 25, 2018