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Digital communication is connecting people around the globe with tremendous benefits, but is also being misused in terrible ways that take advantage of the community. We are bombarded by misinformation posing as facts, leading to terrible fractures, vi… Continue reading We must crush digital misinformation before it destroys society
Online propaganda is a rapidly growing problem, leaving chaos, mistrust, and revolutions rumblings in its wake. Broad propaganda penetration is achieved by following a specific set of steps, according to a new IDC Government Insights report. Generators… Continue reading The economics behind global disinformation engines and strategies for mitigation
The internet has revolutionized our lives – whether in terms of working, finding information or entertainment, connecting with others, or shopping. The online world has made many things easier and opened up previously unimaginable opportunities. … Continue reading How can we protect ourselves against fake news and manipulation?
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market – criminals spread fake news about companies in order to manipulate share prices. Researchers at the Universities of Göttingen and Frankfur… Continue reading Researchers develop approach that can recognize fake news
Warnings about misinformation are now regularly posted on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, but not all of these cautions are created equal. A research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that artificial intelligence can help… Continue reading Tailored AI-generated advice may stop the spread of misinformation
Driven by the pandemic, many consumers rely on mobile apps to buy everything from daily essentials to holiday gifts. However, according to a recent analysis, there are some alarming security concerns among some of the top 50 Android retail mobile apps…. Continue reading As holiday mobile commerce breaks records, retail apps display security red flags
Rice University researchers have discovered a more efficient way for social media companies to keep misinformation from spreading online using probabilistic filters trained with artificial intelligence. Combating misinformation on social media The new … Continue reading A new approach to scanning social media helps combat misinformation
With the promise of a widely available COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, Europol, the European Union’s law-enforcement agency, has issued a warning about the rise of vaccine-related Dark Web activity. The agency joins a chorus of security professi… Continue reading Europol Warns COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Vulnerable to Fraud, Theft
Academics at UCL and other institutions have collaborated to develop a machine learning tool that identifies new domains created to promote false information so that they can be stopped before fake news can be spread through social media and online cha… Continue reading ML tool identifies domains created to promote fake news
Fake news detectors, which have been deployed by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to add warnings to misleading posts, have traditionally flagged online articles as false based on the story’s headline or content. However, recent a… Continue reading How fake news detectors can be manipulated