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

News Nurudeen Akewushola - December 3, 2023

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

News Fatimah Quadri - November 29, 2023

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),...

Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - November 22, 2023

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...

Musk explains how X corrects inaccurate posts with community notes

News Nurudeen Akewushola - November 4, 2023

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...

Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 19, 2023

AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...

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

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 12, 2023

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

AI voice technology used to create misleading videos on TikTok – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - September 29, 2023

A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a network of 17 TikTok accounts is exploiting hyper-realistic AI voice technology to disseminate conspiracy content...

EU decries increased disinformation posts on X

News Nurudeen Akewushola - September 27, 2023

THE European Union (EU) Commission has declared X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation posts. The Commission’s...

Elon Musk’s policy change fuels engagement of unchecked propaganda on X – Report

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - September 27, 2023

ELON Musk's policy change on X on state-affiliated labels has led to a significant increase in engagement for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-run media...

Study exposes gaps in Meta’s policies against COVID-19 misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - September 21, 2023

A new research published on Science Advances has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook owned by Meta were not effective in reducing...

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