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Twitter unveiled a feature Monday aimed at bolstering its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by permitting users to add notes to tweets they believe are false in an attempt to ‘add context’ for other users. The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, adopts a Wikipedia-like ‘community-driven’ approach to fact-checking, and will first be rolled … Read more
5G is a form of mobile internet which utilises high levels of the electromagnetic spectrum and poses no known risk to human health. It is becoming widely integrated in telecommunications and offers ultra-fast mobile internet. But the form of wireless communication is called non-ionising, meaning it can not damage DNA or bodily tissues. Many phones … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has criticized competitor Twitter for its decision to fact-check tweets from President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News due to be broadcast on Thursday, Zuckerberg claims that it is not the place of private companies to interfere in what people say online. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey immediately fired back … Read more
President Trump will sign some sort of ‘social media’-focused executive order on Thursday, White House officials said, amid a rift with Twitter over the company fact-checking his tweets. Reporters traveling on board Air Force One Wednesday were told by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that an executive order was coming as soon as Wednesday night, but … Read more
Dream come true: Brad Pitt plays Dr Fauci on SNL, fact-checks Donald Trump and thanks women for their support – after the nation’s favorite doctor joked that he’d loved to be portrayed by the star By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:01 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 05:24 BST, 26 April 2020 Brad Pitt starred as … Read more
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg claims the platform ‘isn’t capable’ of fact-checking political ads Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said it’s not able to fact-checking political ads Sandberg’s comments mark a shift in narrative from previous statements Facebook has claimed that fact-checking political ads violates free speech By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 22:59 GMT, 27 February 2020 | … Read more