The massive shutdown affected many progressive sites devoted to covering war, police brutality, and other issues neglected by the corporate media We warned that getting your internet companies to start censoring what … Continue reading Facebook Accused of ‘Full-Frontal Suppression of Dissent’ After Independent Media Swept Up in Mass Purge
A new survey underscores what you already know. People don’t trust traditional media as they once did. They trust social media even less. And certain groups in particular, including Republicans and people with … Continue reading You aren’t alone; U.S. adults broadly think around 40 percent of the news is misinformation
As technology platforms, it’s very dangerous for us to get into that space [of moderating views expressed by users], because either you’re asking us to change the information that we provide to … Continue reading Facebook, Twitter, and Google Would Like to Be the Gatekeepers of Democracy Without the Responsibility
Jordan Peele used artificial intelligence to create a public service announcement about fake news. In the video, the fake Obama calls Trump a ‘dips**t’ and warns about the dangers of believing everything … Continue reading Jordan Peele Uses AI to Create Fake News PSA Featuring Obama
Homeland Security is seeking a contractor to compile a list of both professional journalists and “top media influencers,” which would likely include bloggers and podcasters, and monitor the “sentiment” they’re putting out … Continue reading Department Of Homeland Security Compiling Database Of Journalists And ‘Media Influencers’
Before the 2016 election, those most likely to read “fake news” online were older and conservative, a new study finds. But even they relied most often on mainstream media. Study seems to … Continue reading ‘Fake News’: Wide Reach but Little Impact, Study Suggests
This is scary stuff when it comes to the concept of “fake news.” Source: Counterfeiters are using AI and machine learning to make better fakes Continue reading Counterfeiters are using AI and machine learning to make better fakes
Google wages censorship campaign on ‘fake news’ grounds against progressive news organisations whose content conflicts with the Washington establishment. This is the slippery we all talk about when you start censoring things.. … Continue reading Google censors progressive news organisations in ‘fake news’ crackdown
Generating convincing audio and video of fake events Using neural networks to create a fake interview with Françoise Hardy at the rough age of 20, 53 years ago! Source: Fake news: you ain’t … Continue reading Fake news: you ain’t seen nothing yet
How should Facebook decide what’s allowed on its social network, and how to balance safety and truth with diverse opinions and cultural norms? Facebook wants your feedback on the toughest issues… This … Continue reading Facebook requests input on hard questions about fake news and censorship
Report published on Thursday reveals how countries and governments exploited Facebook platform to spread falsehoods for political gain This article talks about foreign governments exploiting Facebook to influence people in other countries … Continue reading Facebook admits: governments exploited it to spread propaganda
Many people take what they read online at face value. To avoid spreading (or reading) fake news, you’ve got to ask yourself a few questions first. It’s not Google or Facebook that … Continue reading Stopping the Spread of Fake News Isn’t Facebook’s Job—It’s Yours
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