JOB cuts by major social media companies is affecting many teams saddled with the task of curbing misinformation and disinformation on those social platforms. It will be recalled that major social media platforms have spent years in expanding their efforts …
AHEAD of Nigeria’s 2023 elections, Meta has announced steps it is taking to “help preserve the integrity of the general elections.” Adaora Ikenze, Head of Public Policy for Anglophone West Africa at Meta, disclosed this in a blog post on …
By Harrison Edeh PANELLISTS at the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition Conference in Abuja on Tuesday asked social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook to take more steps in halting the spread of fake news. They expressed concern that fake new is …
THE Nigerian government has said that insecurity experienced in some parts of the country is being aggravated by fake news and misinformation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this in Abuja while representing President Muhammadu Buhari at …
Blender Bot 3, the new chatbot Meta is test-running has slammed Facebook and spread fake news, reports have shown. The chatbot, launched on August 5, 2022, by Meta, is a new prototype in its series of Blender Bots, which uses …
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, says it is considering reviewing its policies on COVID-19 misinformation. In addition, it said that it is proposing a shift from removing false claims to simply labeling or demoting them on its …
Meta has announced a new AI-powered tool to combat the spread of online misinformation globally. The Facebook parent company unveiled the new tool called Sphere after years of criticisms over alleged role of its social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram …
Telegram has put up measures to curb misinformation in Brazil ahead of the country’s presidential election in October 2022. In a report by Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), the cross-platform instant messaging app says it will create a channel of …
A new study by Naral Pro-Choice America’s research team has revealed how some Facebook pages are spreading disinformation in Spanish language about abortion to millions of users on the platform. The study revealed that the social media platform is making …
FOLLOWING the successful acquisition of Twitter by billionaire investor and businessman Elon Musk which has elicited mixed reactions on social media, several images which show tweets purportedly originating from his verified Twitter handle have surfaced online. Twitter reached an agreement …
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