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ECB’s digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation
Tech

ECB’s digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation

The decision to create a digital euro — essentially an electronic form of cash backed by the ECB — has not been made...

Syria: An eruption of violence and a misinformation crisis | Syria’s War
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Syria: An eruption of violence and a misinformation crisis | Syria’s War

Just months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria has been rocked by an eruption of violence. Coastal towns have turned into...

South African President And Elon Musk Talk ‘Misinformation’
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South African President And Elon Musk Talk ‘Misinformation’

South Africa‘s President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken with Elon Musk to discuss “issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” according to a...

Competing approaches in fight against misinformation
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Competing approaches in fight against misinformation

Credit: Julio Lopez from Pexels Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has...

What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation
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What Meta’s move to community moderation could mean for misinformation

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking...

Meta is abandoning fact checking—this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation
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Meta is abandoning fact checking—this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing...

Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformation
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Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformation

The proposed anti-misinformation bill in Austral;ia drew the wrath of X owner Elon Musk. Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies...