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Panellists at fact-checkers conference task Facebook, Twitter to halt fake news

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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...

Doctors, scientists band together to combat misinformation on Twitter

News Raji Olatunji -
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...

Doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation sue Twitter

News Raji Olatunji -
THREE doctors have filed a complaint against Twitter following the suspension of their accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation on the platform. The physicians, through their...

Researchers recommend ways to reduce viral misinformation on Twitter

News Raji Olatunji -
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...

Twitter to flag tweets that contain misinformation during crisis

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
TWITTER has announced a new policy for dealing with misinformation during a period of crisis. As part of the new policy, it has also established...

Did Elon Musk say he would delete Twitter, Facebook and buy Nigeria?

Business Nurudeen Akewushola -
FOLLOWING the successful acquisition of Twitter by billionaire investor and businessman Elon Musk which has elicited mixed reactions on social media, several images which...

Twitter partners news platforms to tackle misinformation

Insights Niyi Oyedeji -
IN a bid to tackle misinformation on its micro-blogging platform, Twitter has partnered with two international news platforms, the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters. Making...

Twitter did not change action buttons in solidarity of June 12 protest

General Bamas Victoria -
On Saturday June 12, 2021, Many Nigerians across multiple locations took to the street in protest to show and air their grievance and dissatisfaction...

Is Nigeria the only country in Africa where Twitter is restricted?

Government Policy Niyi Oyedeji -
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on June 5, 2021 claimed that Nigeria is the only African country where Twitter is restricted. SERAP made...

Facebook CEO didn’t author tweet claiming Buhari cannot ‘think properly’

General Bamas Victoria -
A photo of a  tweet stating that the president of Nigeria is suffering from the ‘inability to think properly’  which has gone viral on...
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