The Scramble to Save Twitter’s Research From Elon Musk
two years ago, Twitter launched what is perhaps the tech industry’s most ambitious attempt at algorithmic transparency. Its researchers wrote papers showing…
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed ‘Fake’ by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules…
The US Far Right Helped Stoke the Attack on Brazil’s Congress
The problem, says Santos, is that often platforms do not appreciate the potential impact of “anti-democratic” content. “They’ll take down content that…
Indian government bans 3 YouTube channels with 300 million subscribers in total: Here’s why | Digit
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India has asked YouTube to take down 3 channels that have been spreading fake news. And…
PIB Accuses YouTube Channel of Spreading Fake News About Election Commission, PM Modi, CJI
The government has accused a YouTube channel called News Headlines of spreading fake news against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India,…
PIB Flags YouTube Channel Spreading Fake News About EC, PM Modi, CJI
The government has accused a YouTube channel called News Headlines of spreading fake news against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India,…
The Twitter Files Revealed One Thing: Elon Musk Is Trapped
Moderating social media platforms is hard. Just ask the former Twitter employees whose decision to block a 2020 New York Post story about Joe Biden’s son…
Here’s Proof Hate Speech is More Viral on Elon Musk’s Twitter
Elon Musk reactivated Donald Trump’s Twitter account last weekend, reversing a ban imposed in January 2021 after his posts were deemed to have incited …
The Twitter Bubble Let Democrats Defy Political Gravity
There is a wholly self-contained ecosystem of far-right influencers and followers on Twitter and Facebook. We know that it spreads disinformation and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Citizens to Check Facts Before Sharing Fake News on Social Media
Emphasising on the need to create awareness against fake news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that social media cannot be underestimated and…