Everyone, from the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to the roadside political henchman today knows about fake news. This is the news that does not exist but has been cooked up to influence and provoke people into action. Images, videos and texts are morphed and created to give...
These centralized platforms have given rise damaging phenomena such as filter bubbles, echo chambers and fake news have become a real threat to thesocial and political discourse. The companies that run these platforms have made pledges to fight filter bubbles and fake news. But how can you expect...
The battle to end fake news: A qualitative content analysis of Facebook announcements on how it combats disinformation:doi:10.1177/1748048519880729Petros IosifidisNicholas NicoliSAGE Publications
Well, by educating users on how to spot fake news, or, as Facebook calls it, “false news.” Beginning on April 7, Facebook users in as many as 14 countries will start seeing a link from Facebook on “Tips for spotting false news.” Clicking on that link will bring users to a li...
“cheapfakes” like these that fuel the latest round of disinformation. Cheapfakes are the Swiss Army knife in the propagandist’s tool belt. Changing a date, altering a location, or even repurposing aclip from a video gameand passing it off as battlefield combat require little know-how ...
Of course, tackling fake news will be an ongoing process, and will require the cooperation of the broader Facebook community. But don’t worry, Mosseri wrote, “We’re going to keep working on this problem for as long as it takes to get it right.” ...
Patrick Lovato was surprised to hear his daughter, Demi, had checked into a treatment center to battle her “emotional and physical issues”, but he claims he should have seen it coming.“There are a lot of pressures. That is one of the things I worried about when she signed with Disney...
Another controversy is currently brewing in the YouTube community itself -- the battle between the online community and corporations. YouTube has formed partnerships with major television studios like CBS, NBC and the BBC and with organizations like Universal Music, the National Basketball Association ...
Such escalations can lead to unending conflicts and wars of extermination. Fighting Suicide Bombers Masked Islamic militants wear fake explosive belts during a 2002 rally in Gaza City. Abid Katib/Getty Images News/Getty Images While we continue to search for ways to stop such ...
Ultimately, they may point to an important battle that took place, one that gave rise to a unified civilization, led by a man who might – or might not – have been called Scorpion. (A tableau Darnell discovered at the site Gebel Tjauti, in the Theban Western Desert in Egypt, shows a...