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Twitter to label fake news and remove harmful data
US-based social networking and microblogging service, Twitter recently announced that it would label the fake media shared on its platform. From next month, Twitter will start labeling the photo or video, so that its users can identify that the media has been manipulated. It also announced that the firm may remove some media, which are ..
Topics: electronic media • Fake news • Social media • Twitter
Google: Tangi Application; AI Model for Killer Whales; 1 million USD Grant
On January 31, 2020, Google announced I million USD grant to promote news literacy among Indians. Also, the organization has launched a new application called “Tangi”. Highlights: Grant The Google News Initiative has announced to contribute 1 million USD grant to improve news literacy of Indians. The grant is to be used to build a ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Artificial intelligence • e-literacy • Education • Fake news • Google • Internet • Journalism • News
Government to set up FACT Check Module to curb fake news
Union Government has decided to set up FACT Check Module to identify incidences of fake news on social media and digital platforms and take corrective action. It will be set up under Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the government’s public relations arm. About FACT Check module It is aimed at protecting and insulating the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: FACT Check Module • Fake news • Ministry of Information and Broadcasting • Social media
Singapore Criminalises Publication of Fake News
Singapore has passed a law (The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill) which criminalises publication of fake news in country and allows government to block and order removal of such content. Key Features of Law It bans falsehoods (fake news) that are detrimental to Singapore or may likely influence elections. Mandate: It requires service ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: Fake news • Free Speech • Human Rights Watch • Singapore • The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill
PCI guidelines on Election Reporting and Paid News
The Press Council of India (PCI) has issued the guidelines for the media to give objective reports about the election and cautioned it against the phenomenon of paid news. The guidelines call for: Newspapers are not expected to indulge in unhealthy election campaigns, exaggerated reports about any candidate or party during the elections. PCI cautioned the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: electronic media • Fake news • Paid News • PCI • Press Council of India • Print Media