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India's first 'brown girl' superhero is fighting COVID-19 misinformation in a new comic

"Priya's Mask" debuted online Wednesday, with both a video and a free comic book, funded by the US …

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Facebook, Google and Twitter have till April to tell the Delhi High Court who's in charge of removing fake news

The Delhi High Court issued a notice to social networking platforms — including Facebook, Google an…

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India supports UN initiative to stop spread of COVID-19 misinformation, fake news

"One of the ways it (misinformation) is spreading is the way people are sharing. The idea of pause …

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India’s online freedom is threatened by political parties using 'armies' to spread misinformation

Internet freedom around the world is declining, and India is no exception. Digital authoritarianism…

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Twitter 'inadvertently' restricted Trump's disputed election tweets

Twitter briefly restricted disputed election tweets by Donald Trump and disabled all kind of user e…

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Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online

During the pandemic, misinformation about public health guidelines spread on Facebook, Twitter, You…

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Cambridge University launches new anti-fake news game to teach online users how to keep misinformation from going viral

"Trying to debunk misinformation after it has spread is like shutting the barn door after the ho…

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One messaging app is affecting voter opinions in India more than other media put together

WhatsApp, in particular, is a concern considering that India is its largest market with over 200…

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Indian government has found a way to trace WhatsApp messages without breaking encryption

The Indian government might finally have a way around WhatsApp’s issue of not violating end-to-end …

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The Indian election might be Facebook's last chance to prove that it can fight fake news and political bias

The upcoming elections in India might be Facebook’s last chance to prove its credibility in the mar…

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Facebook whistleblower claims US politicians were artificially boosted by millions of fake followers and reactions during the 2018 elections

In a blistering memo, a former Facebook data scientist detailed multiple failures by Facebook to cu…

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Facebook will 'remove outright attempts at voter suppression' in the build up to 2020 US elections

"Facebook will remove outright attempts at voter suppression. We're now going to do this much …

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Facebook had a very unsuccessful week in its fight against misinformation and hate speech

Facebook said it "has to get better." But despite a recent purge of conspiracy and white supremacy …

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Twitter's new feature lets users limit replies — but this may allow fake news to go unchecked

While the feature may keep trolls at bay, many fear that it also has its disadvantages.

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Hyper-nationalism behind India’s fake news menace: Report

Moreover, this ‘right version’ of the story is then spread through messaging apps like WhatsAp…

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Indian government rebuts former Twitter CEO’s claim putting pressure during farmers' protest

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has alleged that the Indian government threatened the social media p…

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WhatsApp tightens sharing limits to curb virus misinformation

In recent weeks, "we've seen a significant increase in the amount of forwarding which users have t…

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WhatsApp is offering rewards for a solution to deal with misinformation in India

They’ve even named the contest, the ‘WhatsApp Research Awards for Social Science and Misinform…