Amber Rudd: Google and Facebook have to realise that they are publishing companies
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said that tech companies like Google and Facebook must recognise that they are now publishers…
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee says ‘fake news’ one of three challenges stopping web from serving humanity
Inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee has pointed to the spread of “fake news” as one of three…
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News industry’s plea for regulation of Google/Facebook not hypocrisy – just a call for a level playing field
Question: How can the newspaper industry ask for more regulation for Google and Facebook whilst fighting against any state control…
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Government told by UK news publishers it must tackle Facebook/Google duopoly to stop fake news
UK news publishers have urged the Government to tackle the Google/Facebook “duopoly” in order to stop fake news becoming a…
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg more focused on tackling ‘sensationalism’ than ‘misinformation’ in news content
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said the social media platform will focus “less on banning misinformation and more on surfacing additional…
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Channel 4 News videos shared 2bn times in a year on Facebook but revenue tiny says editor
Channel 4 News is paid a “tiny” fee for the content it shares on Facebook that does not cover “a…
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Facebook wants to ‘eradicate’ examples of ‘hugely fake news’ on its news feed
Facebook’s head of news partnerships for Europe has said the social media platform wants to “stamp out” egregious examples of…
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Facebook is updating its “trending” feature to favour verified news stories and counter fake news. The changes will see the…
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