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Sunday, November 3, 2024
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Topic: Misinformation

Twitter permanently bans US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for Covid misinformation

The Georgia lawmaker was previously suspended for tweeting false claims during the pandemic. Her final strike was a Saturday tweet misrepresenting data on the death rate from vaccines.

Pause, re-check before sharing info on social media. Indians don’t have great track record

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

In a first, Twitter will let users report misinformation in some countries

Twitter is running a test in US, Australia & South Korea to study misinformation and identify trends of problem areas. Based on the results, more categories could get added to the fact-checking operation.

SubscriberWrites: In a world rife with misinformation & manipulation, it is time to become critical readers

Readers need to be careful about what they read and hear because of the farrago of information and misinformation in circulation, writes Satyam Choudhary.

Facebook & YouTube were wrong to censor the lab leak theory as Covid ‘misinformation’

Part of the problem is that people think they know misinformation when they see it. It’s much better to provide additional information than to censor it.

Govt asks Twitter to drop ‘manipulated media’ tag from ‘toolkit’ tweets

Sources said the govt has asked Twitter to not interfere in the investigation process to determine the veracity of the content, which deals with an alleged Congress toolkit.

Congress asks Twitter to suspend JP Nadda & Smriti Irani’s account in ‘toolkit case’

Congress alleged that the 'gross misuse' of Twitter by the senior functionaries of BJP has led to dissemination of ‘false information and has the potential to cause social unrest’.

Former IAS officer booked by UP Police for allegedly spreading misinformation

Unnao Kotwali police station's SHO Dinesh Chandra Mishra said the case against Surya Pratap Singh was lodged on 13 May after several residents complained.

‘Not arbiters of truth’ — why Facebook will not remove all misinformation from its platform

In an event on how Facebook handles misinformation, social media giant says no single entity, private or government, should have the power to decide what is true and what is false.

YouTube to delete misleading videos on US election –– even Trump’s

YouTube said Wednesday that its efforts would apply to content posted as of today, given that enough states have certified their election results to determine a president-elect.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.