YouTube bans all anti-vaccination content by medical misinformation policy
YouTube bans all dangerous anti-vaccination as a result of its latest medical misinformation policy. YouTube says it has removed more than 130,000 videos.
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Microsoft Launches Coalition to Combat Media Disinformation
Microsoft is joining forces with other major tech and media companies to form the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA).
Facebook failing in global disinformation fight, says former employee
OAKLAND – While Facebook has heralded improvements to its fight against disinformation in the United States, it has been slow to deal with fake accounts…
Facebook says it dismantles disinformation network tied to Iran’s state…
LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO – Iran’s state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least…
Internet authorities target disinformation and scams amid outbreak
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released guidelines Tuesday that aim to clean up Covid-19 virus-related disinformation and…
Facebook’s Instagram poised to be 2020 disinformation battleground
Memes and videos are set to become the dominant forms of election misinformation around the 2020 elections, according to experts who spoke with NBC News. That…
Tech companies and politicians meeting in Ottawa to discuss privacy,…
OTTAWA — Tech giants will be in the hot seat this week as politicians from Canada and 10 other countries gather to consider how best to protect citizens’…
Facebook found hosting masses of far right EU disinformation networks
A multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use the platform to spread bogus far…
Facebook uncovers more disinformation activity tied to Iran | Social Media
Facebook said on Friday it had discovered Iranian disinformation activity on the social network a week ago and removed more than 80 inauthentic accounts,…