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WhatsApp's New Tipline Isn't Really a Helpline for Those Looking to Verify News
WhatsApp has launched a tipline in India to combat fake news ahead of the upcoming general elections, but it isn't just another channel to verify fake news.
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WhatsApp Trying To Curb Viral Misinformation With Messaging Limit
Over the past two years, at least two dozen people in India have been killed in violent mobs incited by rumors on WhatsApp, the global messaging service with 1.5 billion users.
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How To Block Facebook, WhatsApp When Needed? Centre Asks For Views
The telecom department has sought views of the industry on technical measures that can be adopted for blocking mobile apps like instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc in situations where national security and public order are under threat.
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WhatsApp Launches Media Blitz to Dispel India's Fake News Woes
"Together we can fight false information," read full-page WhatsApp advertisements in some top English language-newspapers.
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Another Accused In Mob Killing Of 5 Men In Maharashtra's Dhule Arrested
Another accused in the mob attack driven by WhatsApp messages in Maharashtra's Dhule -- in which five men were killed on July 1 -- has been arrested.
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WhatsApp Offers $50,000 For Help To Tackle Fake News After Mob Killings
WhatsApp is offering research grants to social scientists to help it combat the spread of "misinformation" through the cross-platform messaging service. The move comes in the wake of a string of lynchings in India from fake news rumors spread on the free messaging platform.
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WhatsApp Offers $50,000 Grants To Curb Fake News In India
WhatsApp is offering research grants to social scientists to help it combat the spread of "misinformation" through the cross-platform messaging service. The move comes in the wake of a string of lynchings in India from fake news rumors spread on the free messaging platform.
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WhatsApp Rumours Trigger Mob Killings: Read WhatsApp's Response to Government of India's Letter
WhatsApp has responded to government's concerns over the spread of misinformation and fake messages that have led to a spate of mob killings across the country.
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WhatsApp Seeks Help From Indian Experts to Fight Misinformation, Offers 'Research Awards'
WhatsApp said it was commissioning a competitive set of awards to researchers interested in exploring issues that are related to misinformation on WhatsApp in India.
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Mob Lynchings Fueled By WhatsApp Sweep India: Foreign Media
WhatsApp Rumours: Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers, the latest in a string of lynchings tied to fake social media messages that have left officials stunned and grappling with ways to control the rising violence.
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WhatsApp's New Tipline Isn't Really a Helpline for Those Looking to Verify News
WhatsApp has launched a tipline in India to combat fake news ahead of the upcoming general elections, but it isn't just another channel to verify fake news.
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WhatsApp Trying To Curb Viral Misinformation With Messaging Limit
Over the past two years, at least two dozen people in India have been killed in violent mobs incited by rumors on WhatsApp, the global messaging service with 1.5 billion users.
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How To Block Facebook, WhatsApp When Needed? Centre Asks For Views
The telecom department has sought views of the industry on technical measures that can be adopted for blocking mobile apps like instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc in situations where national security and public order are under threat.
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WhatsApp Launches Media Blitz to Dispel India's Fake News Woes
"Together we can fight false information," read full-page WhatsApp advertisements in some top English language-newspapers.
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Another Accused In Mob Killing Of 5 Men In Maharashtra's Dhule Arrested
Another accused in the mob attack driven by WhatsApp messages in Maharashtra's Dhule -- in which five men were killed on July 1 -- has been arrested.
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WhatsApp Offers $50,000 For Help To Tackle Fake News After Mob Killings
WhatsApp is offering research grants to social scientists to help it combat the spread of "misinformation" through the cross-platform messaging service. The move comes in the wake of a string of lynchings in India from fake news rumors spread on the free messaging platform.
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WhatsApp Offers $50,000 Grants To Curb Fake News In India
WhatsApp is offering research grants to social scientists to help it combat the spread of "misinformation" through the cross-platform messaging service. The move comes in the wake of a string of lynchings in India from fake news rumors spread on the free messaging platform.
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WhatsApp Rumours Trigger Mob Killings: Read WhatsApp's Response to Government of India's Letter
WhatsApp has responded to government's concerns over the spread of misinformation and fake messages that have led to a spate of mob killings across the country.
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WhatsApp Seeks Help From Indian Experts to Fight Misinformation, Offers 'Research Awards'
WhatsApp said it was commissioning a competitive set of awards to researchers interested in exploring issues that are related to misinformation on WhatsApp in India.
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Mob Lynchings Fueled By WhatsApp Sweep India: Foreign Media
WhatsApp Rumours: Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers, the latest in a string of lynchings tied to fake social media messages that have left officials stunned and grappling with ways to control the rising violence.
