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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Local press titles urge advertisers to use their ‘safe’ 1XL network rather than risk appearing next to extremist content
Some 24 local newspaper publishers have urged advertisers to use them rather than “blind programmatic ad buying which is placing…
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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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Why the law is little help for those who want to control the spread of fake news
Fake news is older than the invention of the printing press, but few would argue with the proposition that it…
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Comment: Why doing nothing is the best way to deal with fake news
The only surprising thing about the fake news hoo-ha is that anyone should be surprised by it. The internet has…
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