‘Fake news’ spreading to young people through Instagram memes, warns journalism academic
An exodus of young people from Facebook has seen fake news spread to Generation Z through memes on Instagram, a leading journalism…
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White Paper: Government proposes tough new online safety laws as it warns firms the ‘era of self-regulation is over’
The Government has set out plans for tough new online safety laws to be overseen by an independent regulator, which…
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French government voter registration campaign blocked by Twitter under its own law against fake news
Twitter has blocked a French government social media campaign under the country’s own law against fake news. The blocked hashtag…
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New UK sub-committee on disinformation launched to probe ‘ongoing threats’ to democracies
A new parliamentary sub-committee on disinformation has been launched that will “continue probing on-going threats” to democracies posed by so-called…
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UK newspaper boss likens impact of BBC online news expansion to internet piracy in music industry
The boss of the UK’s largest newspaper publisher has likened the impact on the news industry of the BBC’s move…
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BBC director Lord Hall says ‘mainstream media’ has become ‘term of abuse’ in wider assault on free expression
The phrase “mainstream media” has become a “term of abuse” and part of a wider assault on freedom of expression,…
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Government’s ‘fake news unit’ secures funding to continue battle against disinformation online
A specialist unit set up last year to monitor and combat “fake news” and disinformation online is set to continue…
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AI research firm holds back on release of text generator over fears it could create fake news
A Silicon Valley research company will not release a new tool that can generate coherent text using artificial intelligence, including…
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