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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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Google, YouTube to Stop Serving Advertisements Next to Climate Change Misinformation
Google and YouTube will stop posting advertisements next to climate change misinformation, the tech giant announced on Thursday. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that "contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence ...
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Facebook Ramps Up Effort to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Hoaxes
Facebook said it is ramping up efforts to stem the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, spread facts, and figure out who might be wary of getting the jab.
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Google Bans Ads on Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Content
Alphabet’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on "dangerous content" that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Instagram Denies Limiting the Visibility of Posts on Its Platform
Instagram has discredited a growing rumour that it was limiting the visibility of posts to just 7 percent of an account's followers.
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Amidst Ajay Devgn Death Hoax, A Pic Of Him With Ranbir Kapoor And Luv Ranjan Surfaced On The Internet
A false report of the actor's chartered flight having crashed near Mahabaleshwar was widely being circulated on WhatsApp
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YouTube to Display Wikipedia Blurbs Alongside Conspiracy Videos
Susan Wojcicki, speaking on stage at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, displayed a mock-up of the new feature, which are called information cues.
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YouTube Excels at Recommending Videos but Not at Detecting Hoaxes
YouTube's failure to stop the spread of conspiracy theories related to last week's school shooting in Florida highlights a problem that has long plagued the platform.
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"April Fooled In December" Babul Supriyo Falls For WhatsApp Forward
Union Minister Babul Supriyo was recently trolled for tweeting an unverified WhatsApp forward full of glaring errors.
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Nokia 3310 in India, Xiaomi Redmi 4 Arrives, WannaCry ATM Hoax, and More: Your 360 Daily
An iconic classic's modern iteration comes to India, Xiaomi brings Redmi 4 to India, and the impact of WannaCry ransomware in the country.
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ATMs Closed Due to WannaCry Ransomware? Experts Debunk WhatsApp Hoaxes
ATMs in India aren't susceptible to the WannaCry ransomware that spread like wildfire across the Internet over the past few days.
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Shahid Kapoor Deletes Post After Real Story Behind Pic Goes Viral
Actor Shahid Kapoor learnt the hard way that sometimes the Internet needs a severe reality check. After facing severe backlash for sharing a viral picture that turned out to have an incorrect backstory attributed to it, Shahid deleted his Instagram post. He was among those who fell for the hoax.
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'Fake News' on Social Media Didn't Change US Election Outcome: Study
The researchers concluded that while social media was a key source of news for many, it wasn't the most important source.
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Paytm to Transfer Wallet Business to Payments Bank on January 15
Paytm said customers will be given an option to open a separate bank account when the bank launches its services.
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She Staged A Viral Story, You Fell For Her Hoax - She Thinks That's Beautiful
The performance artist who calls herself Zardulu told us where we were to meet: a quiet stretch of Prospect Park next to a pond, which she'd circled for us in red on a map. She approached in a full purple robe, wearing a turban, her face covered in a bearded mask. Zardulu looked a little bit like an old animatronic fortune teller, recently escaped ...
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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Google, YouTube to Stop Serving Advertisements Next to Climate Change Misinformation
Google and YouTube will stop posting advertisements next to climate change misinformation, the tech giant announced on Thursday. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that "contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence ...
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Facebook Ramps Up Effort to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Hoaxes
Facebook said it is ramping up efforts to stem the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, spread facts, and figure out who might be wary of getting the jab.
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Google Bans Ads on Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Content
Alphabet’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on "dangerous content" that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Instagram Denies Limiting the Visibility of Posts on Its Platform
Instagram has discredited a growing rumour that it was limiting the visibility of posts to just 7 percent of an account's followers.
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Amidst Ajay Devgn Death Hoax, A Pic Of Him With Ranbir Kapoor And Luv Ranjan Surfaced On The Internet
A false report of the actor's chartered flight having crashed near Mahabaleshwar was widely being circulated on WhatsApp
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YouTube to Display Wikipedia Blurbs Alongside Conspiracy Videos
Susan Wojcicki, speaking on stage at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, displayed a mock-up of the new feature, which are called information cues.
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YouTube Excels at Recommending Videos but Not at Detecting Hoaxes
YouTube's failure to stop the spread of conspiracy theories related to last week's school shooting in Florida highlights a problem that has long plagued the platform.
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"April Fooled In December" Babul Supriyo Falls For WhatsApp Forward
Union Minister Babul Supriyo was recently trolled for tweeting an unverified WhatsApp forward full of glaring errors.
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Nokia 3310 in India, Xiaomi Redmi 4 Arrives, WannaCry ATM Hoax, and More: Your 360 Daily
An iconic classic's modern iteration comes to India, Xiaomi brings Redmi 4 to India, and the impact of WannaCry ransomware in the country.
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ATMs Closed Due to WannaCry Ransomware? Experts Debunk WhatsApp Hoaxes
ATMs in India aren't susceptible to the WannaCry ransomware that spread like wildfire across the Internet over the past few days.
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Shahid Kapoor Deletes Post After Real Story Behind Pic Goes Viral
Actor Shahid Kapoor learnt the hard way that sometimes the Internet needs a severe reality check. After facing severe backlash for sharing a viral picture that turned out to have an incorrect backstory attributed to it, Shahid deleted his Instagram post. He was among those who fell for the hoax.
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'Fake News' on Social Media Didn't Change US Election Outcome: Study
The researchers concluded that while social media was a key source of news for many, it wasn't the most important source.
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Paytm to Transfer Wallet Business to Payments Bank on January 15
Paytm said customers will be given an option to open a separate bank account when the bank launches its services.
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She Staged A Viral Story, You Fell For Her Hoax - She Thinks That's Beautiful
The performance artist who calls herself Zardulu told us where we were to meet: a quiet stretch of Prospect Park next to a pond, which she'd circled for us in red on a map. She approached in a full purple robe, wearing a turban, her face covered in a bearded mask. Zardulu looked a little bit like an old animatronic fortune teller, recently escaped ...
