Under-pressure Facebook launches campaign to help users identify misinformation
Facebook is today launching a campaign to help users identify fake news as the social media giant comes under increased…
By House of Lords committee: Google and Facebook must face UK regulation – and sanctions – to combat ‘pandemic of misinformation’
A House of Lords committee is demanding the UK Government introduce new legislation allowing regulators to sanction tech giants and…
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Facebook advertising boycott: Campaign harming brand but not bottom line of media giant
Advertisers are coming under increased pressure to join the growing Facebook advertising boycott that is being orchestrated by the ‘Stop…
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Google forecast to see first drop in US advertising revenue in 2020 as tech platforms take two thirds of market
Google’s US advertising revenues are expected to fall this year as a result of coronavirus and the economic downturn –…
By Covid-19 vaccine conspiracies on social media could have ‘serious effect’ on world’s ability to recover from pandemic, study
Social media companies’ handling of Covid-19 vaccine conspiracies and misinformation could play a crucial role in the world’s recovery from…
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Damian Collins MP: Social media firms must take responsibility for harmful Covid-19 disinformation
We are living through the first major public health emergency in the age of social media disinformation. Where the disinformation…
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Facebook Australia’s claim it doesn’t need news content is a ‘bluff that will fail’, says US publishing industry leader
Facebook’s claim that it does not need news content to succeed has been called out as a “bluff” by the…
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Infodemic: Survey reveals people who get news from Facebook and Youtube more likely to breach lockdown and spread Covid-19
People who rely on social media for information about coronavirus are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and breach lockdown…
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