Facebook fakers learning from past mistakes, security experts say
WASHINGTON: Creators of fake accounts and news pages on Facebook are learning from their past… Read More
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Tech firms should be made liable for ‘fake news’ on sites: UK lawmakers
LONDON: Tech firms like Facebook should be made liable for “harmful and misleading” material on… Read More
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Death by ‘fake news’
The smartphone footage shows the two blood-soaked men pleading for their lives. Moments later they… Read More
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WhatsApp asked to curb spread of false messages
MUMBAI: India has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp messenger to take steps to prevent the circulation of… Read More
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Facebook still evasive over Cambridge Analytica and fake news
LONDON: Facebook continues to be evasive in its answers to a British parliamentary committee examining… Read More
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Taiwan bars China reporter from work for spreading fake news
TAIPEI: Taiwan authorities have barred a reporter for a television network in China from working… Read More
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When a WhatsApp text can trigger a lynching
MUMBAI: A WhatsApp text circulating in some districts of India’s central Madhya Pradesh state helped… Read More
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Malaysia convicts first person under fake news law
A Malaysian court handed a Danish man a one-week jail term for breaking a law… Read More
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Trump intensifies assault on the press
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the press Tuesday, with individual journalists… Read More
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India drops plan to punish journalists for ‘fake news’ following outcry
Indian prime minister ordered the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held responsible for distributing “fake… Read More
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New standards for journalists unveiled to fight fake news
PARIS: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and leading broadcasters launched a drive against fake news Tuesday… Read More
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India to crack down on journalists publishing fake news
NEW DELHI: India will deny government access to journalists who publish fake news, the information… Read More
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Malaysia approves anti-fake news bill despite outcry
KUALA LAMPUR: Malaysia's government Monday pushed a law through parliament that makes "fake news" punishable… Read More
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Indian editor arrested for fake news on monk
BANGALORE: Indian police have arrested the editor of a website for publishing a fake report… Read More
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Malaysia proposes 10 years’ jail for ‘fake news’
KUALA LAMPUR: The Malaysian government has proposed a "fake news" law which would carry a… Read More
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Google pledges $300mn to ‘fight’ fake news
NEW YORK: Google on Tuesday launched a new initiative, committing $300 million to help news… Read More
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Singapore launches public hearings on ‘fake news’
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday launched public hearings on possible legislation to combat "fake news" which… Read More
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Egypt sets up hotline to tackle ‘fake news’ just two weeks before elections
CAIRO: Egypt's judiciary announced Monday it has set up a hotline to gather complaints of… Read More
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False stories travel faster on Twitter than the truth: study
NEW YORK: False information on the internet travels faster than the truth, researchers said Thursday.… Read More
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Judge says embedded tweets may violate copyright
NEW YORK: US District Judge Katherine Forrest of Manhattan stunned media companies on Thursday, ruling… Read More
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