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As Meta Set To Drop Fact-Checks, Here's A Guide To Verify Info Online
Meta - which operates Facebook, Threads, and Instagram - has announced that it will discontinue its fact-checking program in the US and move to a crowdsourced model to allow "free expression".
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Vishvasya Blockchain Stack Being Used to Verify Apps, Property Transactions: MoS IT
Jitin Prasada, the minister of state (MoS) for electronics and information technology (MeitY) has told the Rajya Sabha that states like Jharkhand and Karnataka were using the Vishvasya blockchain stack. Verification of property transactions and the origin of mobile apps are among areas where the stack is being used.
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YouTube Opens Its Health Content Shelves to Registered Health Professionals
YouTube is expanding one of its health-related initiatives to allow verified content creators to spread awareness about different topics and diseases. Last week, the video streaming platform announced it was opening up ‘health content shelves’ and ‘health source information panels’, two exclusive features reserved for accredited health orga...
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"Authenticate, Verify Before Publishing News": Union Minister L Murugan
Every mobile user is a content creator and broadcaster and has the moral responsibility to ensure the veracity of the information shared by them, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said here on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Campaign To Raise User Safety Awareness, Fight Misinformation
It encourages people to verify information that sounds suspicious or inaccurate via fact-checking organisations on WhatsApp Channels, according to a statement.
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Russian Wikipedia's Top Editor Leaves To Launch A Putin-Friendly Clone
When a group of armed mercenaries seized a Russian regional capital and began marching toward Moscow in late June, verified information was hard to come by.
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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Puts Temporary Limit on Number of Tweets: Here's What It Means
Elon Musk's Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network's efforts to attract advertisers. The limit, imposed to "address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation", is the latest change by Twitter, which was last yea...
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Crypto Scammers Hack OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Account, Promote Fake Airdrop: Details
The Twitter account of OpenAI CTO Mira Murati was reportedly hacked by crypto scammers, who promoted a fake crypto airdrop via this verified account. As of now, neither OpenAI nor Murati have addressed the incident on any public platform.
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No Background Check Conducted Of Goa Hotel Staff Who Stabbed Dutch Tourist
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday informed the state legislative Assembly that the hotel that had employed the man accused of attacking a Dutch tourist had not verified his background.
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Prevent Infodemic, Share Authentic Information On Covid: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday stressed on the importance of preventing an infodemic and sharing only authentic and verified information on COVID-19.
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AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes
Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to tr...
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Twitter Blue To Roll Out Only On Apple's iOS App On Friday: Report
Twitter Inc's Blue verified service is scheduled to roll out on Friday, but only on Apple's iOS mobile software, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person briefed on the plans.
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YouTube to Certify Health Care Providers' Channels to Curb Misinformation Among 2 Billion Users
YouTube on Thursday announced that the service would allow doctors, nurses, and other professionals working in the health care industry to apply to have their YouTube accounts certified. To access the program, healthcare professionals must offer proof of their professional licenses, follow best practices for sharing science-based health information...
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'Five Important Questions': UN Shares Tips To Curb The Spread Of Misinformation
The United Nations advised in the post, "Before you share content, take time to verify facts by asking yourself some important questions."
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As Meta Set To Drop Fact-Checks, Here's A Guide To Verify Info Online
Meta - which operates Facebook, Threads, and Instagram - has announced that it will discontinue its fact-checking program in the US and move to a crowdsourced model to allow "free expression".
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Vishvasya Blockchain Stack Being Used to Verify Apps, Property Transactions: MoS IT
Jitin Prasada, the minister of state (MoS) for electronics and information technology (MeitY) has told the Rajya Sabha that states like Jharkhand and Karnataka were using the Vishvasya blockchain stack. Verification of property transactions and the origin of mobile apps are among areas where the stack is being used.
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YouTube Opens Its Health Content Shelves to Registered Health Professionals
YouTube is expanding one of its health-related initiatives to allow verified content creators to spread awareness about different topics and diseases. Last week, the video streaming platform announced it was opening up ‘health content shelves’ and ‘health source information panels’, two exclusive features reserved for accredited health orga...
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"Authenticate, Verify Before Publishing News": Union Minister L Murugan
Every mobile user is a content creator and broadcaster and has the moral responsibility to ensure the veracity of the information shared by them, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said here on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Campaign To Raise User Safety Awareness, Fight Misinformation
It encourages people to verify information that sounds suspicious or inaccurate via fact-checking organisations on WhatsApp Channels, according to a statement.
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Russian Wikipedia's Top Editor Leaves To Launch A Putin-Friendly Clone
When a group of armed mercenaries seized a Russian regional capital and began marching toward Moscow in late June, verified information was hard to come by.
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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Puts Temporary Limit on Number of Tweets: Here's What It Means
Elon Musk's Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network's efforts to attract advertisers. The limit, imposed to "address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation", is the latest change by Twitter, which was last yea...
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Crypto Scammers Hack OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Account, Promote Fake Airdrop: Details
The Twitter account of OpenAI CTO Mira Murati was reportedly hacked by crypto scammers, who promoted a fake crypto airdrop via this verified account. As of now, neither OpenAI nor Murati have addressed the incident on any public platform.
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No Background Check Conducted Of Goa Hotel Staff Who Stabbed Dutch Tourist
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday informed the state legislative Assembly that the hotel that had employed the man accused of attacking a Dutch tourist had not verified his background.
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Prevent Infodemic, Share Authentic Information On Covid: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday stressed on the importance of preventing an infodemic and sharing only authentic and verified information on COVID-19.
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AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes
Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to tr...
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Twitter Blue To Roll Out Only On Apple's iOS App On Friday: Report
Twitter Inc's Blue verified service is scheduled to roll out on Friday, but only on Apple's iOS mobile software, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person briefed on the plans.
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YouTube to Certify Health Care Providers' Channels to Curb Misinformation Among 2 Billion Users
YouTube on Thursday announced that the service would allow doctors, nurses, and other professionals working in the health care industry to apply to have their YouTube accounts certified. To access the program, healthcare professionals must offer proof of their professional licenses, follow best practices for sharing science-based health information...
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'Five Important Questions': UN Shares Tips To Curb The Spread Of Misinformation
The United Nations advised in the post, "Before you share content, take time to verify facts by asking yourself some important questions."
