NHS enlists help of social media platforms to tackle coronavirus ‘fake news’
Twitter is suspending accounts sharing false coronavirus news at the behest of the NHS, which has put the onus on…
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Twitter and Google grow profits as Facebook slumps amid ‘fake news’ and privacy concerns
Twitter has reported a rise in profits in 2019 while rival social network Facebook faced a rare fall in profits…
By Level of ‘junk news’ shared online ahead of election ‘relatively low’, research finds
So-called “junk news” is on the decline on Twitter but still receives high engagement on Facebook, researchers claim. Analysis of…
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Twitter warns against ‘attempts to mislead’ as Conservatives criticised for ‘fact-check’ rebrand
Twitter has warned that it will use “decisive corrective action” to combat any further attempts to mislead the public on…
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Twitter bans all political advertising
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating…
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Father who confronted Boris in hospital defends BBC political editor over tweet criticism
A father who confronted Boris Johnson to complain about the state of the NHS has defended the BBC’s political editor…
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Hull Live reported over failure to signpost advertorials on Twitter
The UK’s advertising watchdog was asked to investigate a regional news website’s Twitter account after a series of posts linked…
By Twitter bans ads from all state-controlled media outlets amid Hong Kong protests
Twitter has banned advertising from state-controlled media outlets after discovering a “significant state-backed information operation” originating from inside China focusing…
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