InfoWars Has Now Been Banned By Facebook, YouTube, And Apple
It must be a hard week for Alex Jones and InfoWars; Facebook, YouTube, and Apple have now permanently banned related …
Facebook Starts Removing Misinformation That Leads To Violence
Following widespread criticism, Facebook last week began removing posts from its platform that contain misinformation inciting violence.
WhatsApp Will Pay Researchers To Study Its Fake News Problem
WhatsApp is proving to have a severe problem with fake news, so the company is going to be paying researchers …
Here Is How Facebook Is Protecting The Mexican Election From Interference
Mexico has a general election coming up, and Facebook is working hard to protect it from abuse and exploitation.
Twitter Introduces U.S. Election Labels For Midterm Candidates
Twitter is introducing election labels for candidates who are running for office in the 2018 U.S. midterm general election.
One Of The Top 10 Most Popular Royal Wedding Tweets Was Fake
Twitter is in "Royal Wedding" mode and has just revealed the most viral tweets about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's …
Facebook Brings Third-Party Fact-Checking To India
Facebook has announced a pilot third-party fact-checking program in India's Karnataka state, to fight the spread of fake news. Similar …
Google Launches The Google News Initiative To Help Journalism In The Digital Age
Google has announced it's investing $300 million over the next three years to help publishers, and fight "fake news" through …
The Year Of Facebook
It's been 12 months since Facebook has started dominating the headlines. Most of the times, it was not about new, …
YouTube Turns To Wikipedia To Dismantle Conspiracy Theories
YouTube will now begin displaying links to Wikipedia alongside conspiracy theory videos, in an effort to dismantle and fight the …