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Ofcom Finds Online Posts Were Clearly Connected To UK Riots
UK regulator says social media posts “appears to have contributed” to riots following murder of three girls in Southport
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Elon Musk Shares Fake News Of UK Rioters Being Deported To Falklands
Owner of X, Elon Musk, deletes his post of faked article that claimed UK rioters would be deported to Falkland Islands
Fake Accounts Proliferating On X, Study Warns
Ahead of US presidential election, fake accounts supporting Donald Trump are proliferating on Elon Musk's X, study finds
EU Warns Elon Musk Over ‘Disinformation’ About Hamas Attack
Another warning. European officials send letter to Elon Musk over disinformation on X concerning Hamas attack on Israel
Twitter Agrees To Comply With New EU Disinformation Rules
New CEO decision? Weeks after Twitter quit EU's disinformation code, platform agrees to comply with tough new EU laws
Google To Rollout Anti Disinformation Campaign In Eastern Europe
'Inoculate' trial. Campaign to tackle disinformation will be launched next week in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
EU’s ‘Revised’ Disinformation Code Of Practice Backed By Tech Giants
EU's “strengthened” Code of Practice on Disinformation is signed by 34 tech firms, platforms and civil groups to beef up battle against fake news
Twitter To Hide Tweets That Share False Information During A Crisis
Potentially risking Elon's wrath over free speech, Twitter says it will hide tweets spreading misinformation during a crisis
Google Adds £21m To EU Fake News Warchest
EU fund to fight fake news receives first investment, namely 25 million euros from Google, amid ongoing scrutiny of tech giant efforts
Twitter ‘Birdwatch’ Trial To Allow Users To Flag Misleading Content
'Birdwatch' pilot to give users the power to flag misleading tweets, and write background notes about reason for reporting
China Refuses To Apologise For Fake Aussie Solider Photo
Bitter relations spill into the open after China refuses to apologise to Australia for foreign ministry spokesman tweeting fake photo
EU Tells Facebook, Twitter, Google To Clamp Down On Fake News
Tech companies must do more to clamp down on fake news, amid a surge of disinformation during the global Coronavirus pandemic, says EU
Facebook Begins Labelling Trump Posts, But Doesn’t Fact-Check Them
Social networking giant begins placing labels on political posts by US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden
Twitter Tests ‘Read Before You Retweet’ To Halt Misinformation
'We really want to read the information, before you retweet it' says Twitter, as it seeks to drive 'informed discussions'
Donald Trump Threatens To Close Down Social Networking Firms
Twitter applies fact-checking alert to a tweet from US President Donald Trump as part of new policy on misleading information
Coronavirus: One In Four YouTube Covid-19 Videos Are Misleading
More than a quarter of Coronavirus videos on YouTube contain “misleading or inaccurate information”, a new study has warned
Coronavirus: WhatsApp To Limit Forwarding To Slow Spread Of Fake News
False Covid-19 claims that has seen mobile masts and towers attacked, has resulted in WhatsApp imposing a strict limit on forwarded messages
Martin Lewis Calls For Action As Fake Ad Reports His Death
No, the founder of MoneySavingExpert and well known money saving expert Martin Lewis, is not dead, despite fake adverts to the contrary
Facebook Refuses To Ban Misleading Political Adverts
Platform makes limited changes to its stance on political adverts, but still refuses to ban ads that are misleading or spread lies
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria
U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes
Twitter Warns Tories Over Twitter Name Change
Twitter to take no further action, after it said Tories misled the public when press office changed name during TV debate
Google, Facebook Urged To Do More To Tackle Fake News
European Commission says tech giants must to more to tackle fake news, after submission of self-assessment reports
Facebook Removes ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’ From UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Social network takes down networks of fake accounts and groups tied to three Middle Eastern governments
Facebook Enables Russian Meddling, Claims US House Speaker
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slams Facebook for failing to take down heavily edited video
Facebook Removes Three Billion Fake Accounts
Huge number of fake accounts disabled by Facebook over a six month enforcement period
Facebook Deletes More Russian-Linked Accounts
Social network says 97 accounts from Russia were responsible for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'
Twitter, Google Urged To Do More In Fight Against Fake News
Warning from European Commission comes ahead of European Parliament elections next month
Google, Facebook, Twitter Failing To Tackle Fake News
Rap on the knuckles for big three, as European Commission says firms are not doing enough to tackle fake news