Mark Zuckerberg shows support for online regulation even if it hurts Facebook in near term
Facebook has said it wants to work with governments on “new rules for the internet” as the social network published…
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Twitter and Google grow profits as Facebook slumps amid ‘fake news’ and privacy concerns
Twitter has reported a rise in profits in 2019 while rival social network Facebook faced a rare fall in profits…
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Facebook ‘fake news’ as bad now as during Brexit referendum, ex-Cambridge Analytica employee claims
The amount of fake news on Facebook is no better now than it was during the EU Referendum, a former…
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Facebook cracks down on ‘deepfake’ videos ahead of US presidential election
Facebook is cracking down on so-called “deepfake” videos in the lead-up to the 2020 US presidential election, though humour will…
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Reuters launches free online course backed by Facebook to help journalists spot ‘deepfakes’
Reuters has launched a free online course to help journalists spot so-called “deepfakes” and other manipulated videos, images and audio…
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‘Strong argument’ for online platforms regulator and code of conduct, says UK competition watchdog
The UK competition watchdog has said there is a “strong argument” for the creation of a regulator to oversee the…
By Level of ‘junk news’ shared online ahead of election ‘relatively low’, research finds
So-called “junk news” is on the decline on Twitter but still receives high engagement on Facebook, researchers claim. Analysis of…
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Facebook takes down Tory election advert using ‘distorted’ BBC News footage
The BBC has welcomed Facebook’s removal of Conservative adverts featuring “distorted” footage of some of its top journalists reporting on…
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