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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...

Meta vows to remove Hamas-related disinformation from its platforms

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AFTER the European Union criticized social media companies for not doing more to combat disinformation online amid the ongoing Israel - Hamas conflict, Meta...

EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Israel – Hamas conflict

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THE European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk over alleged disinformation about the Hamas attacks on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”,...
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