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 …
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has announced a partnership with Google and YouTube to support the fight against misinformation globally. A statement on Tuesday from the US-based global body of fact-checkers said the social media platforms are providing the IFCN …
YOUTUBE has announced plans to certify the YouTube account of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals as part of its effort to reduce misinformation on the platform. A media report credited to the AFP quoted the online video-sharing and social …
A study released recently says pre-bunking is an effective technique against the spread of online disinformation and misinformation. The study, published by Science Advances and led by Cambridge researchers in partnership with Jigsaw, a research branch of Google, said that …
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 and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this when a team from Google Inc. visited him in …
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 keep mainstream media in check since the emergence of its war with Ukraine. Google was …
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 a tweet, added that videos that promote false claims about abortion safety would no longer …
IN a bid to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform, YouTube has proposed three new steps. This development is coming a few weeks after the video-sharing and social media platform announced its intention to collaborate with fact-checkers, using …
TO curb the spread of misinformation on the internet, YouTube has joined other platforms such as Google and Facebook to collaborate with fact-checkers using information panels. These panels, launched in Brazil and India in 2019, inform the public if claims …
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