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Ravi Shankar Prasad raises 'fake news' issue in RS
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): In the wake of increasing incidents of mob lynching, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday raised the 'fake news' issue while stressing on the disadvantages of digital media.
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Now you can forward message only to 5 chats on WhatsApp
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [Inida], July 20 (ANI): WhatsApp announced on Friday that it is launching a test to limit forwarding on the messaging app in India.
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Economists question reliability of China's data on energy use
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing (China), July 20 (ANI): China's rapidly growing economy has raised serious concerns among some economists as to whether the country's growth narrative is real or not.
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UP Police launches digital volunteers campaign to check rumours
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh [India], Jul 20 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh police has decided to hire digital volunteers to curb the menace of rumours and bust illegal activities.
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Rajnath calls mob lynching incidents unfortunate; Cong stages walkout
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Terming mob lynching incidents "unfortunate", Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha on Thursday underscored that social media is being misused to spread fake news.
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Twitter puts verification reforms on hold
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [United States], July 18 (ANI): Twitter has put its reform efforts for verification process on hold owing to the upcoming mid-term US elections.
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WhatsApp suggests ways to combat fake news
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): At the centre of many controversies for being a platform being used to spread 'fake news', WhatsApp is now suggesting ways to combat this menace.
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YouTube commits USD 25 million to fight fake news
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], July 10 (ANI): YouTube has announced new measures to tackle the spread of conspiracy theory videos and fake news on its platform.
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WhatsApp takes help of researchers to combat fake news
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], July 6 (ANI): WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook are having a tough time battling fake news on the platform and now the messaging platform is taking some outside help.
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Apple assigns 'human editors' to tackle fake news
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
California [United States], June 26 (ANI): Who could be better at judging fake news from the authentic one than humans themselves? Apple has decided to take the charge on itself to present reliable news to its readers ahead of the mid-term elections.
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Pradhan hits back at Rahul for targetting PM over Odisha Hospital
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of peddling "fake news".
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This browser extension will tell you if you're reading fake news
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 18 (ANI): To combat the spread of fake news on the web, AdBlock Plus has built a new browser extension called TrustedNews which tells you if you have ended up on a biased information site or reading fake news.
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