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UNESCO confab to boost war against fake news, misinformation – Lai Mohammed

News Niyi Oyedeji - August 7, 2022

NIGERIA's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the 2022 Global Media and Information Literacy (GMIL) Week of UNESCO, will give a...

Nigerian government to collaborate with Google to tackle hate speech, disinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - August 5, 2022

THE Nigerian Government says it is collaborating with Google to curb the spread of hate speech and disinformation on YouTube channels. The Minister of Information...

Doctors, scientists band together to combat misinformation on Twitter

News Raji Olatunji - July 28, 2022

Doctors, scientists, among other health professionals, have banded together to amplify health-related information on the microblogging platform, Twitter. The team, which comprises health professionals from...

Meta may ease COVID-19 policies on misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 28, 2022

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...

Russia fines Google $373 million for allegedly promoting fake news

News Raji Olatunji - July 25, 2022

Russia has fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google $373 million for allegedly promoting fake news on its platform. The development is in line with Russia's efforts to...

YouTube to remove videos with abortion misinformation

News Niyi Oyedeji - July 25, 2022

YOUTUBE says it is cracking down on videos containing abortion misinformation and will take down videos that provide instructions for unsafe abortion. The company, in...

Meta introduces new AI-powered tool to combat misinformation on Wikipedia

News Raji Olatunji - July 14, 2022

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...

Researchers recommend ways to reduce viral misinformation on Twitter

News Raji Olatunji - July 5, 2022

RESEARCHERS at the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public have recommended steps that could reduce viral misinformation on Twitter. Following a study carried...

How the religious toga of misinformation fuelled COVID-19 pandemic

Insights Niyi Oyedeji - June 4, 2022

DURING the peak of the pandemic, many religious leaders innocuously spread false narratives about COVID-19 among members of their congregation which put many lives...

YouTube CEO reinforces commitment to curbing misinformation

News Raji Olatunji - May 27, 2022

THE Chief Executive Officer of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, has restated the commitment of the video-streaming site to curbing misinformation and promoting free speech on...

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