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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Birmingham Mail pic used in bogus Hillary Clinton vote fraud story which was shared 6m times
A photograph which first appeared in the Birmingham Mail was used to create a fake news story about US election…
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Tech editor warns: News publishers working with Google and Facebook are like ‘the frog in boiling water’
The relationship of many news publishers with Google and Facebook is like the frog in boiling water that doesn’t jump…
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Report: 70 per cent of global media chiefs think ‘fake news’ is good news for quality journalism
More than two-thirds of global news media bosses surveyed in a report predicting trends for the year ahead believe news…
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