Collaborate Disseminate
By Waqas
Spreading fake news through WhatsApp was never so easy before. According to the latest research from Check Point security firm, WhatsApp users are at the risk of getting their private chats and group conversations hacked and exploited. Researc… Continue reading New WhatsApp flaws let attackers hack private/group chats to fake news
DARPA’s MediaFor project has come up with tools it says can spot AI-created fakes. Continue reading DARPA takes aim at deepfake forgeries
Facebook says it has removed 32 Pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies. Continue reading Facebook bans midterm-meddling accounts and pages
…so take down those 3,412 Facebook links, 20,244 Facebook posts, 242 YouTube videos, 6 Instagram links, and 562 tweets … by court order. Continue reading Social media rumors lead to PepsiCo lawsuit
Devs now have to register and will be capped at 10 apps, and those apps are now on a diet: no more endless gorging on spam/bot-pestering/etc. Continue reading Twitter boots 143K bad apps, throttles developer access to API
The deliberate spread of false information through websites and social media, also known as fake news campaigns, has increased in the past two years, especially concerning politics. Out of the blue, the Russian government is considering legislation tha… Continue reading Russia analyzes Fake News Bill to allegedly stop proliferation of deceitful content
Do you or someone you know lives in Egypt and holds an account on Facebook, Twitter, or/and other social media platforms with more than 5000 followers?
If yes, your account can be censored, suspended and is subject to prosecution for promoting or spre… Continue reading Egyptian ‘Fake News’ Law Threatens Citizens with 5000-plus Followers
New restrictions in the WhatsApp messaging app are designed to combat a spate of mob lynchings. Continue reading WhatsApp limits message forwarding in response to lynchings
Facebook last week grappled with journalists’ questions about how serious its fight against fakery is, given it puts up with InfoWars. Continue reading Facebook refuses to remove fake news, but will demote it
It wiped out accounts locked due to misbehavior, obliterating about 4 followers for non-famous mortals and millions for the glitterati. Continue reading Twitter pops a lot of famous people’s follower bubbles