Over the past few days, we’ve seen an increase in new Signal and Telegram users as the supposed February 8 deadline to accept WhatsApp’s new privacy policy loomed near. Existing users of the popular messaging app did not take too kindly to the ultimatum given that if they do not accept the new updated user … Read more
If you’ve engaged with content that has been determined as misinformation, specifically regarding COVID-19, you might have seen information on your News Feed telling people that the content was removed for violating their policy. This was probably for the most part not very helpful and so they’re now implementing a more direct approach by notifying … Read more
Since people have a lot of time on their hands the past few months, the proliferation of misleading information on the internet has never been more dangerous. Social networks are some of the culprits in spreading these conspiracy theories, fake news, and all kinds of non-factual information. Twitter has been adding several changes the past … Read more
Twitter has added a new feature to combat claims that voting by mail is unsafe and a security risk. The social media firm is placing a banner at the top of users’ feeds that preemptively debunks to topic and provides people with ‘factual information.’ ‘With so many more people voting by mail and potentially delayed … Read more
Facebook is defending a recent update to Messenger that limits the number of times a message can be forwarded. Users can now only forward a message a maximum of five times, as the firm aims to tamp down on misinformation campaigns – especially about the presidential election and coronavirus pandemic. If a user is warned … Read more
Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans is convinced that Facebook has ‘shadow-banned’ his account after his engagement levels dropped dramatically this month. The former My Kitchen Rules judge, who was sacked from Channel Seven earlier this year for his dangerous and unscientific views, told fans last week that his ‘reach is disappearing by the day’. He is … Read more
Facebook has come under fire recently for allowing medical misinformation to run rampant on its platform and a new report finds it may be worse than previously believed. Non-profit group Avaaz found 84 percent of posts with false claims and advice have gone unlabeled to warn users of the misleading content. Not only did Facebook’s … Read more
Google has launched a brazen attack on the Australian press and threatened to end free web searches after the country’s media watchdog said the tech giant should pay for news content. Anyone using the search engine in Australia is now confronted by an abrasive yellow exclamation mark with a link to an ‘open letter’ which … Read more
Google has been accused of spreading ‘misinformation’ by claiming Australians will be denied free internet searches if tech giants like them are forced to pay for news they use. Anyone using the search engine is now confronted with a yellow exclamation mark with a link to a so-called ‘open letter to Australians’ from the company’s … Read more
Facebook banned one of the biggest anti-mask groups on its platform for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 Facebook has removed one of the biggest anti-mask groups on its platform The group was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 Unfounded claims include masks preventing oxygen flow and psychological effects Other groups still exist on the platform and Facebook said … Read more