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Column: Having so much information makes it hard to differentiate fact from fiction

It has been a particularly dark few years for everyone, and it has made people angry. Currently, trans people and other LGBTQ+ folks are the victims of that anger. Before that, it was vaccines and medics; before that, refugees and even before that, ...

18 Aug 2022 at 22:33

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Column: Having so much information makes it hard to differentiate fact from fiction

18 Aug 2022 at 22:33

Meta asks Oversight Board for guidance on Covid-19 misinformation policy

Facebook parent company Meta has asked its Oversight Board to advise on whether its current Covid-19 misinformation policy is still appropriate now that it says the pandemic’s status has “evolved”. Sir Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global ...

27 Jul 2022 at 14:44

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Propaganda and fake videos of Ukraine invasion bombard users

The invasion of Ukraine is shaping up to be Europe’s first major armed conflict of the social media age, when the small screen of the smartphone is the dominant tool of communication, carrying with it the peril of an instantaneous spread ...

25 Feb 2022 at 06:55

UK was unprepared for communication challenges that came with Covid, MSPs told

The UK was unprepared for the communication challenges brought by coronavirus, MSPs have been told. A Holyrood committee is investigating what can be done to tackle misinformation and disinformation and the challenges in communicating ...

26 May 2022 at 16:01

Pinterest bans climate misinformation on platform

Social network Pinterest has updated its rules to ban climate misinformation, which the company says makes it the first major digital platform to clear guidelines against false or misleading climate change content in both posts and ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Harry and Meghan to continue Spotify work despite misinformation ‘concerns’

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been “expressing concerns” to Spotify about Covid-19 misinformation but say they will continue to work with the platform. The couple signed a lucrative deal with the streaming giant to host and ...

30 Jan 2022 at 14:25

‘Mumbo jumbo’ of anti-vax campaigners ‘completely wrong’ – Johnson

Anti-vaccine campaigners who spread “mumbo jumbo” and “nonsense” on social media are “completely wrong”, Boris Johnson has said. Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to a vaccination centre in Moulton Park, Northampton, the ...

06 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Why are millions of people not yet vaccinated against coronavirus?

More than a year since the first coronavirus vaccine doses went into arms, significant numbers remain unvaccinated. Why are some people still hesitant, and what is happening to further increase take up? -How many people have ...

06 Jan 2022 at 17:25

Experts warn Covid conspiracy groups may pivot to climate misinformation in 2022

Covid-19 conspiracy groups may pivot to pushing climate misinformation in 2022, experts have warned. Ciaran O’Connor, an analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), told the PA news agency that coronavirus ...

02 Jan 2022 at 09:25

Royal Society: Content removal alone will not halt internet misinformation

Removing harmful scientific misinformation from the internet is not a viable solution for eradicating the issue, a report by the Royal Society has warned. The UK’s national academy of science has said governments ...

19 Jan 2022 at 04:25

Twitter quietly drops Covid-19 misinformation prevention policy

Twitter has quietly ended the enforcement of its policy to stop the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on the site. The social media platform introduced the policy during the pandemic and used it to remove ...

29 Nov 2022 at 16:17

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