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Fake Social Media Accounts Against Farmer’s Protests
Even after the Narendra Modi-led government announced that the three controversial agri-marketing Bills will be withdrawn in the next session of the parliament, the farmers’ … Fake Social Media Accounts Against Farmer’s ProtestsRead more
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Sikhs being targeted by fake social media profiles
A network of fake social media profiles of people claiming to be Sikhs, and promoting divisive narratives, has been exposed. A new report shared exclusively … Sikhs being targeted by fake social media profilesRead more
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10 fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denial
The science is undeniable – human activity is warming our planet at an ever-accelerating rate and leading to catastrophic climate change. Yet, ten publishers – … 10 fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denialRead more
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Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics
In Facebook posts and public appearances, Indian politician T. Raja Singh has said Rohingya Muslim immigrants should be shot, called Muslims traitors and threatened to … Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian PoliticsRead more
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Huge Scale of Facebook Climate Lies
A new study published Thursday by a pair of watchdog groups shows Facebook is allowing climate misinformation to proliferate widely—and profiting from it—even as its … Huge Scale of Facebook Climate LiesRead more
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Climate misinformation on Facebook viewed 1.4 million times daily
Facebook may be changing its corporate name, but it’s still peddling climate misinformation. According to a new report from the advocacy organization Stop Funding Heat … Climate misinformation on Facebook viewed 1.4 million times dailyRead more
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Social media algorithm favours right-leaning politics
New internal research shared Thursday by Twitter showed that conservative tweets received greater algorithmic amplification on the platform. Twitter researchers find that their algorithms amplify … Social media algorithm favours right-leaning politicsRead more
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Facebook Wavered in Checking Misinformation, Hate Speech in India
Internal documents at Facebook show “a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence” in India, the company’s biggest market, with researchers at the … Facebook Wavered in Checking Misinformation, Hate Speech in IndiaRead more