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2024: Experts berate Nigerian govt for budgeting N24.5 million to tackle fake news

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Experts in the information ecosystem have criticized the Nigerian Government's N24.5 million budget proposal to tackle fake news in 2024, despite its acknowledged threat...

Stakeholders urge media organisations to uphold ethical reporting to combat misinformation, hate speech

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Stakeholders in the Nigerian information space have urged media organisations to play crucial role in countering misinformation and hate speech by upholding ethical standards...

Over 50% of Britons have troubles identifying AI-generated news

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A recent Netskope study has shown that up to half of Britons find it difficult to differentiate AI-fabricated news items and websites, despite prior...

YouTube unveil plans to tackle misinformation ahead of India’s 2024 general elections

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YouTube, a video-streaming platform owned by Google, has unveiled plans to combat the spread of misleading content in the lead-up to India’s 2024 general...

X removed from Australian misinformation’s code following breach

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AFTER neglecting to address a grievance regarding the closure of channels for users to submit false information during the voice-to-parliament referendum, X (formerly Twitter),...

X, misinformation accounts profit from misleading posts about Israel-Hamas war – Report

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A study by NewGuard has revealed that programmatic advertisements for dozens of major brands, governments, educational institutions and non-profits are being displayed in X...

Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation

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THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards curbing...

Online disinformation: UNESCO announces plan to regulate social media platforms

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THE Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has said the regulation of social media platforms is imminent to protect access to information "while at the...

Musk explains how X corrects inaccurate posts with community notes

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Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has said the platform introduced "Community Notes" to achieve a consensus-driven and non-censoring approach...

How to help children spot fake news

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CHILDREN today are learning how to live, work, learn, contribute, and prosper in a digital society as they become more digitally literate and this...
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