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Instagram is making it easier to remove spammy followers
Meta is rolling out a suite of new tools on Instagram that give users more control over how much spam content and bots they will see on their feeds.
Leica's M11-P is a disinformation-resistant camera built for wealthy photojournalists
The Leica M11-P is a $9,500 camera that fights misinformation with Content Credentials.
Study shows AI program could verify Wikipedia citations, improving reliability
Researchers have developed an AI focused on improving the reliability of Wikipedia references.
YouTube's new news hub directs you toward reliable sources
YouTube has announced two new efforts to help people find news from authoritative sources. A new hub will host a range of content related to a topic or story, while it's helping established outlets to create news-focused Shorts.
Facebook’s ‘state-controlled media’ labels appear to reduce engagement
Facebook’s “state-controlled media” labels appear to reduce engagement with content from authoritarian nations. A new study reveals that, with the added tags, users’ engagement decreased when they noticed content labeled as originating from Chinese and Russian government-run media. However, the labels also appeared to boost user favorability of posts from Canadian state media, suggesting broader perceptions of the country play into the tags’ effectiveness.
YouTube will tackle cancer misinformation as part of its updated health policy
New guidelines lay out how health content will be reviewed.
Meta rolls back COVID-19 misinformation rules in many countries
Meta is rolling back COVID-19 misinformation rules for Instagram and Facebook in countries that no longer deem the pandemic to be a national emergency. The rules will no longer apply in the US, along with some other territories.
YouTube changes misinformation policy to allow videos falsely claiming fraud in the 2020 US election
In a Friday afternoon news dump, YouTube inexplicably announced today that 2020 election denialism is a-okay. The company says it “carefully deliberated this change” without offering any specifics on its reasons for the about-face. YouTube initially banned content disputing the results of the 2020 election in December of that year.
Twitter is testing Community Notes for images
Twitter is experimenting with Community Notes for media, which will apply the site’s crowd-sourced fact checks to specific photos and video clips.
House bill would demand disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads
A House bill would require that political ad creators disclose the use of AI-generated content.
Oversight Board asks Meta to 'reassess' what COVID-19 misinformation it removes
The Oversight Board has issued its response to Meta’s request to help it reevaluate its COVID-19 misinformation rules.
Google searches now provide more context and viewpoints for news stories
Google searches now show different viewpoints on news stories — and background info on their authors.
Microsoft wants students to develop better online research habits
Microsoft has unveiled a search 'coach' in Teams that helps students search for reliable sources and spot misinformation.
Twitter’s Community Notes feature starts rolling out globally
With Twitter's crowd-sourced Community Notes feature rolling out globally, another key piece in Elon Musk's "Twitter 2.0" vision has fallen in place.
EU's 'right to be forgotten' now extends to inaccurate claims about people
An EU court has ordered companies like Google to pull search results about people when they're proven to be 'inaccurate,'
Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy
Twitter says it has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Senator Ed Markey tells Elon Musk: ‘Fix your companies. Or Congress will'
Senator Ed Markey chastised Elon Musk on Sunday after the billionaire shared a snarky response to the senator’s request for information about Twitter’s new verification policies.
Senator Markey demands answers from Elon Musk over Twitter impersonators
Senator Ed Markey has sent a letter to Elon Musk asking him to explain why it's now so easy to impersonate someone on Twitter.
Facebook Groups now include Reels and more anti-misinformation tools
Facebook Groups now include Reels, and can automatically flag misinformation for review.
Spotify's latest acquisition is a company that detects harmful content in podcasts
It says Kinzen will help 'identify emerging threats on the platform' across many languages.
