misinformation

Facebook has previously warned that it’s been unable to rely on many of its human content moderators, most of whom are contractors and not able to work from…

WhatsApp  is imposing additional restriction on how frequently a message can be shared on its platform in its latest effort to curtail the spread of…

Today, a joint industry statement was made by Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube affirming their commitment to together combat…

Twitter said Tuesday that users looking for information about the US census will see a link to the official website at the top of their search results, a tool…

False information will be flagged and its reach limited while harmful posts spreading disinformation about cures and prevention methods will be removed.…

Facebook says it’s banning many types of misleading videos from its site, in a push against deepfake content and online misinformation campaigns. Facebook’s…

Facebook last week purged a network of hundreds of pages, groups and Instagram accounts it labeled as producing “coordinated inauthentic behavior” toward…

Pop-Ups In order to curb the spread of dangerous medical misinformation, Instagram is reportedly working on a pop-up style disclaimer that will appear next to…

On Wednesday, the company announced more than a dozen updates about how it is addressing misinformation and other problematic content on Facebook, Instagram…

It’s a problem that’s stymied many social media platforms: quelling the spread of misinformation, and punishing the bad actors that contribute to its rise.…