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Big Tech Firms Not Doing Enough to Remove Fake News, Comply With EU Online Content Rules: NGO Avaaz
Big Tech services like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok didn't do enough to tackle disinformation in languages other than English, an activist NGO claims. The firms are expected to submit reports on compliance with updated EU rules on disinformation as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA) that came into force last November.
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COVID-19 Misinformation On Facebook Draws Billions Of Views: Report
Misleading health content has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook Inc over the past year, peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocacy group Avaaz said in a new report on Wednesday.
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Facebook a 'Megaphone for Hate' Against Indian Minorities: Campaign Group
Facebook is failing to rein in a "tsunami" of hate posts inflaming ethnic tensions in India's Assam state, campaign group Avaaz said on Wednesday, with content about "criminals", "rapists", "terrorists" and "dogs" shared almost 100,000 times.
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Priyanka Chopra's Tweet Prompts Pak Petition To Remove Her From UN Role
An online petition to remove Priyanka Chopra as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador has been started after her tweet she congratulated the Indian Air Force for last week's air strike across the Line of Control that destroyed a terror camp in Pakistan.
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'Fix Fakebook': Activists Plant 100 Life-Size Mark Zuckerberg Cutouts On Capitol Lawn
Before Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday, an advocacy group staged a public spectacle of its own.
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Regional Interests 'Undermining' South Sudan Peace Talks
South Sudan's floundering peace talks are being undermined by the economic interests of the regional states leading the process, an advocacy group warned today.
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Big Tech Firms Not Doing Enough to Remove Fake News, Comply With EU Online Content Rules: NGO Avaaz
Big Tech services like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok didn't do enough to tackle disinformation in languages other than English, an activist NGO claims. The firms are expected to submit reports on compliance with updated EU rules on disinformation as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA) that came into force last November.
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COVID-19 Misinformation On Facebook Draws Billions Of Views: Report
Misleading health content has racked up an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook Inc over the past year, peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocacy group Avaaz said in a new report on Wednesday.
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Facebook a 'Megaphone for Hate' Against Indian Minorities: Campaign Group
Facebook is failing to rein in a "tsunami" of hate posts inflaming ethnic tensions in India's Assam state, campaign group Avaaz said on Wednesday, with content about "criminals", "rapists", "terrorists" and "dogs" shared almost 100,000 times.
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Priyanka Chopra's Tweet Prompts Pak Petition To Remove Her From UN Role
An online petition to remove Priyanka Chopra as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador has been started after her tweet she congratulated the Indian Air Force for last week's air strike across the Line of Control that destroyed a terror camp in Pakistan.
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'Fix Fakebook': Activists Plant 100 Life-Size Mark Zuckerberg Cutouts On Capitol Lawn
Before Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday, an advocacy group staged a public spectacle of its own.
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Regional Interests 'Undermining' South Sudan Peace Talks
South Sudan's floundering peace talks are being undermined by the economic interests of the regional states leading the process, an advocacy group warned today.
