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China Shuts Down Over 1,00,000 Fake News Social Media Accounts, Ramps Up Content Cleanup
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said.
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Man Arrested in China for Misusing ChatGPT to Generate Fake News of Train Crash
Chinese police have detained a man for allegedly generating fake news of a train crash and disseminating it online using artificial intelligence technology to "concoct information" and post it on multiple accounts, in what was reported to be China's first arrest for misuse of ChatGPT.
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No Gossip, No Star-Chasing: China Targets Celebrity Online Information
China's cyberspace regulator said on Tuesday it will tighten oversight over how celebrity information is disseminated online, such as the publishing of their personal details and the placements of their advertisements on internet sites.
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Vienna Tourist Board Opens OnlyFans Account to Allow Viewing of 'Explicit' Artworks
Major social media channels restrict the dissemination of "explicit" artworks under the category of nudity and “lewd” content. The tourist board called it a “new wave of prudishness.” “That's why we decided to put the capital's world-famous ‘explicit' artworks on OnlyFans."
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"Civilised Internet": China's Online Plan For "Modern Socialist Country"
China will strengthen its efforts to build a "civilised" internet with an eye on reshaping online behaviour and use it as a platform to disseminate new party theories and promote socialist values, the country's cyberspace regulator said.
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Facebook Pressed on COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation by US State Attorneys General
The attorneys general of 14 US states sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asking if the top disseminators of vaccine disinformation on the platform received special treatment from the company.
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Twitter Appointed Officers in Compliance With New IT Rules, Centre Tells Delhi High Court
Twitter has appointed Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Resident Grievance Officer (RGO), and Nodal Contact Person in compliance with the new IT Rules, the centre has informed the Delhi High Court.
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Facebook Algorithm Fuelled Spread of Misinformation Over Factual News During 2020 US Elections: Study
Facebook and other social media's utility for dissemination of information accurately has been a hot topic for debate for quite some time now. These platforms depend on algorithms to pick and show information that they see fit for their users, based on their individual behaviour. A new study is — again — bolstering the long-standing argument by...
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Facebook Continues Fight With ‘Super Spreaders’ on US Election Misinformation
On Facebook, the fight against US election misinformation continues, thanks to "super spreaders" – accounts that disseminate rumours and fabrications, falsely spreading the idea that the 2020 election was beset by organised, extensive fraud by the Democratic Party.
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Twitter Briefly Restricts Trump Campaign Account, Republicans Decry Company's Actions
US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign's Twitter account was briefly restricted on Thursday, causing an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like "speech police" and vowing to hold Twitter responsible.
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Viswanathan Anand Happy To See So Many People Discovering Chess During Coronavirus Pandemic
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said chess was never more widely disseminated as it is now.
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Coronavirus Pushes Science and Its Controversies Centre Stage
Serge Horbach, an expert on academic publishing at Radboud University in The Netherlandssaid, "the rapid dissemination of relevant scientific knowledge is of paramount importance."
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China Introduces New Restrictions on Live Streaming
The regulation bans use of live streams to undermine national security, destabilise society, disturb social order, or disseminate inappropriate content.
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Finance Ministry's Official YouTube Channel Launched
The initiative will help in disseminating information and activities easily to outside world through videos, he said.
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IIT-Bombay Develops Satellite-Based Fog Monitoring System
"We have developed this system for monitoring and dissemination of fog information to government agencies and also to the general public."
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China Shuts Down Over 1,00,000 Fake News Social Media Accounts, Ramps Up Content Cleanup
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said.
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Man Arrested in China for Misusing ChatGPT to Generate Fake News of Train Crash
Chinese police have detained a man for allegedly generating fake news of a train crash and disseminating it online using artificial intelligence technology to "concoct information" and post it on multiple accounts, in what was reported to be China's first arrest for misuse of ChatGPT.
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No Gossip, No Star-Chasing: China Targets Celebrity Online Information
China's cyberspace regulator said on Tuesday it will tighten oversight over how celebrity information is disseminated online, such as the publishing of their personal details and the placements of their advertisements on internet sites.
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Vienna Tourist Board Opens OnlyFans Account to Allow Viewing of 'Explicit' Artworks
Major social media channels restrict the dissemination of "explicit" artworks under the category of nudity and “lewd” content. The tourist board called it a “new wave of prudishness.” “That's why we decided to put the capital's world-famous ‘explicit' artworks on OnlyFans."
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"Civilised Internet": China's Online Plan For "Modern Socialist Country"
China will strengthen its efforts to build a "civilised" internet with an eye on reshaping online behaviour and use it as a platform to disseminate new party theories and promote socialist values, the country's cyberspace regulator said.
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Facebook Pressed on COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation by US State Attorneys General
The attorneys general of 14 US states sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asking if the top disseminators of vaccine disinformation on the platform received special treatment from the company.
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Twitter Appointed Officers in Compliance With New IT Rules, Centre Tells Delhi High Court
Twitter has appointed Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Resident Grievance Officer (RGO), and Nodal Contact Person in compliance with the new IT Rules, the centre has informed the Delhi High Court.
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Facebook Algorithm Fuelled Spread of Misinformation Over Factual News During 2020 US Elections: Study
Facebook and other social media's utility for dissemination of information accurately has been a hot topic for debate for quite some time now. These platforms depend on algorithms to pick and show information that they see fit for their users, based on their individual behaviour. A new study is — again — bolstering the long-standing argument by...
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Facebook Continues Fight With ‘Super Spreaders’ on US Election Misinformation
On Facebook, the fight against US election misinformation continues, thanks to "super spreaders" – accounts that disseminate rumours and fabrications, falsely spreading the idea that the 2020 election was beset by organised, extensive fraud by the Democratic Party.
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Twitter Briefly Restricts Trump Campaign Account, Republicans Decry Company's Actions
US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign's Twitter account was briefly restricted on Thursday, causing an outcry from Republican lawmakers who accused social media companies of acting like "speech police" and vowing to hold Twitter responsible.
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Viswanathan Anand Happy To See So Many People Discovering Chess During Coronavirus Pandemic
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said chess was never more widely disseminated as it is now.
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Coronavirus Pushes Science and Its Controversies Centre Stage
Serge Horbach, an expert on academic publishing at Radboud University in The Netherlandssaid, "the rapid dissemination of relevant scientific knowledge is of paramount importance."
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China Introduces New Restrictions on Live Streaming
The regulation bans use of live streams to undermine national security, destabilise society, disturb social order, or disseminate inappropriate content.
-
Finance Ministry's Official YouTube Channel Launched
The initiative will help in disseminating information and activities easily to outside world through videos, he said.
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IIT-Bombay Develops Satellite-Based Fog Monitoring System
"We have developed this system for monitoring and dissemination of fog information to government agencies and also to the general public."
