Tag: Fake News
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Twitter suspending over 1 mn fake accounts a day, says report
Took down 70 million accounts in May and June as part of its campaign against fake news and misinformation, according to a report in The Washington Post
July 7, 2018 -
WhatsApp launches research awards to fight misinformation, fake news
The programme offers up to $50,000 per research proposal; last date for filing applications is August 12, 2018
July 5, 2018 -
Apple announces special news section for US mid-term polls
To combat the spread of fake news, Apple News will have a new "2018 Mid-term Elections" section to provide trustworthy information and helping news seekers access reporting and analysis from a diverse set of publishers.
June 26, 2018 -
When non-conformity is necessary
This is an age when a smartphone is a necessary gadget even if the user has little or no education. That education would, supposedly, help in understanding the complicity and complexity of spreading fake news. After all, who cares about boring, old mainstream journalism with its propensity to claim a sacro-sanctity that’s no longer kosher. …
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June 24, 2018 -
Facebook releases transparency report, data request from Indian govt highest after US
There were 17,262 requests for user or account data from India, while US made 53,625 requests
May 15, 2018 -
Controversies dogged Smriti Irani’s 10 months in I&B Ministry
In a significant cabinet reshuffle on 14 May, Irani was shifted out of the I&B ministry, and MoS Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was given the portfolio
May 15, 2018 -
Facebook now has a downvote option | No, it’s not a ‘dislike’ button
Clicking the downvote button will hide the comment for the user, who would be asked if the comment was "offensive", "misleading", or "off topic"
April 30, 2018 -
Goa Crime Branch arrests man for spreading fake news about Manohar Parrikar
Silveira was picked up from the South Goa's Vasco port town on Wednesday. Following interrogation that ran for several hours, the police arrested him under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPL).
April 19, 2018 -
Facebook begins fact-checking news in poll-bound Karnataka
The social media giant has partnered with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative, for a pilot programme that will first roll out in the southern state
April 18, 2018 -
Media has incomplete knowledge of PIB circular, says Smriti
Union information and broadcasting minister Smriti Irani on Friday said that the media has incomplete knowledge regarding the controversial PIB circular calling for punitive action for disseminating fake news. Irani came to Kolkata to participate in the foundation day of the BJP. Addressing a Press conference at the safron brigade’s state headquarters she said that …
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April 7, 2018 -
Committee formed to frame rules to regulate online news
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a committee to frame rules to regulate news portals and media websites, according to an official order which came a day after the government withdrew its contentious guidelines on the fake news following widespread criticism. According to the order dated April 4, the 10-member committee includes secretaries of …
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April 5, 2018 -
Malice aforethought
The decision, reportedly at the instance of the Prime Minister, to withdraw a circular issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that sought to penalise journalists with loss of accreditation facilities for publishing or transmitting fake news is welcome. But it does not come close to addressing the real issue, which is that accreditation …
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April 5, 2018 -
INS welcomes PM Modi’s decision to overrule I&B ministry’s ‘fake news’ order
A day after Editors’ Guild thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intervening and striking down the stringent guidelines on fake news issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), an apex body of the print media industry, on Wednesday welcomed PM Modi’s decision. After widespread criticism by journalists and opposition (parties), …
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April 4, 2018 -
Malaysia okays 6-year jail term for fake news
The Malaysian government has pushed a law through Parliament that makes “fake news” punishable by a maximum six-year jail term following days of heated debate. The Anti-Fake News Bill 2018, which sought to formulate a new law to stop the spread of fake news which could threaten the country’s political stability and undermine public order, …
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April 4, 2018 -
Editors Guild thanks PM Modi, condemns I&B Ministry for ‘fake news’ order
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Guild said that the order, which has now been revoked, was an attempt by the government to police the media.
April 3, 2018 -
Withdraw ‘lose accreditation for fake news’ guidelines, PMO tells IB Ministry
The PMO said that Press Council of India should handle the issue.
April 3, 2018 -
BJP fully protecting Gau Rakshaks: Prashant Bhushan
The BJP was giving full protection to ‘Gau Rakshaks’ and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was controlling hate and fake news being circulated in the country, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said here on Monday. In his address at the launch of a report on how ‘Jharkhand Police sabotaged probe into two murders by cow vigilantes’, he …
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April 3, 2018