Facebook taking money for hoax adverts despite fake news crackdown pledge
Facebook is promoting paid-for hoaxes about Lord Sugar, Professor Stephen Hawking and the Queen to their users despite recent promises…
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Times probe uncovers ‘extremist and child porn content’ on Facebook that could put it ‘at risk of committing a criminal offence’ in the UK
Facebook “is at risk of committing a criminal offence” in the UK after a Times investigation uncovered potentially illegal terrorist…
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Facebook launches ‘certificate’ for journalists offering training on tools to improve audience engagement
Facebook has launched a certificate for journalists that offers free online training in how to make posts on the social…
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Exec behind Project Alesia says Google and Facebook a ‘disaster’ and publishers must ‘rally together to set the agenda’
The former media executive behind News Corp’s failed Project Alesia bid to take on the new media giants has warned…
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Press Gazette launches Duopoly campaign to stop Google and Facebook destroying journalism
Sign Press Gazette’s petition urging Facebook and Google to make a fairer deal with the news industry Imagine if two…
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Google rolls out fact-checking labels on news stories and search results to help ‘distinguish fact from fiction’
Google is rolling out fact-checking labels on news stories and search results worldwide and in all languages, the digital giant…
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Facebook to share tips for spotting ‘fake news’ compiled by UK fact-checking charity
Facebook will share ten top tips for spotting ‘fake news’ with its users as part of its attempts to tackle…
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News Corp chief: Orwellian algorithms of Google and Facebook put us on ‘slippery slope of censorship’
The chief executive of News Corp, parent company of The Sun and Times Newspapers, has warned that digital algorithms at…
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