Sentences with phrase «over fake news»

Facebook's outward dismissal on Saturday of concerns about fake news also runs counter to a Gizmodo report today that a high - level internal debate over fake news has been going on at the company since May.

Cook added he «wouldn't be in this situation» if he were the head of Facebook, and that the social media giant needs more than «self - regulation» at this point in the wake of recent «controversies over fake news, electoral interference, privacy violations, and a broad backlash to smartphone addiction,» per Klein.

The suppression software has been contentious within Facebook, which is separately grappling with what should or should not be shown to its users after the American presidential election's unexpected outcome spurred questions over fake news on the social network.

Supporters of this measure, including the EPP group, argue it «contributes to safeguarding quality journalism over fake news» by increasing news industry revenues.

Almost six months after a U.S. presidential election that was rife with controversy over fake news, Facebook acknowledged that «malicious actors» had created «fake personas» to spread misinformation last year on the site.

While the debates over fake news have thrust trust in journalism into the spotlight over the past year, the Trust Project has been grappling with these issues and ideas for years.

As 2017's scandal over fake news and Russian disinformation on the platform demonstrated, there's a dark side to Facebook's eerily potent social formulas, and one it will need to answer for in 2018 if it intends to chart a sustainable future.

International Tech firms could face new EU regulations over fake news, The Guardian Softbank, Google join US$ 1.9 - billion investment in China truck - hailing firm, Reuters

• Vanity Fair the interrupted erupted into crazed outrage early today over fake news regarding Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman payday.

The researchers began their work in January 2015, well before the most recent debates over fake news and its influence on the presidential election.

What's next: Facebook, already dealing with a backlash over fake news stories and Russian meddling in the election, has another PR crisis on its hands centered on its advertising machine, which brought in $ 39.9 billion in revenue in 2017.

The social networking juggernaut found itself engulfed by controversies over fake news, electoral interference, privacy violations, and a broad backlash to smartphone addiction.

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Kara Swisher, Recode executive editor, weighs in on whether it is social media's responsibility to resolve conflicts over fake news or whether it's the U.S. government's responsibility.

Not exact matches

Google, like Facebook (fb), has been criticized for failing to address the rise of fake news on its service, and has been debuting several fact - checking features over the past months intended to amend the issues.

Current controversies over «fake news,» Russian interference in the election, and bias in online news all underscore the fact that Google and Facebook have replaced traditional media in providing many people the information they need to be effective citizens.

Internet entrepreneur Cody Brown makes a compelling case that the inability of Facebook (and Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, etc.) to enact consistent and enforceable policies around things like fake news and inflammatory speech arises from their foundational decision to treat users all over the world as a single audience.

Facebook also has faced criticisms over a deluge of fake news and Russian election interference.

Governments and tech companies have ramped up their fight against fake news over the past few months.

The honeymoon between Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. has been fading quickly over the past year and a half, with lawmakers questioning to what extent Facebook had influenced the outcome of the presidential election by allowing fake news and Russian - backed political ads onto its platform.

Zuckerberg initially rejected the idea that misinformation on Facebook had contributed to the 2016 presidential election outcome, but he later admitted that fake news is a problem on the social network and that ads linked to Russia's attempts at disrupting U.S. politics, including the 2016 election, reached roughly 126 million U.S. Facebook users over the past few years.

At a similar panel in New York earlier in January that was dedicated to technology and media in the 2016 election, top journalists from legacy media organizations like the Associated Press and new media organizations like the data - journalism website FiveThirtyEight picked over the carcass of the election, pondering why data analysts misjudged Trump's electoral strength and how readers themselves often didn't necessarily possess the media literacy to sift through fake and poorly reported news.

They're in the news over speculation that «fake news» spread via Facebook posts could have influenced the election outcome, and over Google's high placement of a search result reporting wrongly that Donald Trump got more popular votes than Hillary Clinton.

Susan Canavari: You know, we do feel like as an advertiser, it's incredibly important to our brand health that our advertising and all of our content is in contextual places that is far away from hate and fake news as possible so internally, over the last several months, we have processes in place to ensure that none of our advertiser and our content is near fake news or hate.

Populist William Jennings Bryan cried fake news when misleading stories went out over the AP wire claiming that Bryan was supporting Teddy Roosevelt for a third term.

Use of the term «fake news» has ebbed and flowed over the past.

There's been a lot of attention focused over the past year on the rise of so - called «fake news,» a term that has even made its way into tweets by President Trump.

The graphic ran the words «fake news» over photos of prominent journalists from major U.S. TV networks, including CNN's Wolf Blitzer, George Stephanopoulos from ABC News, Scott Pelley from CBS, Andrea Mitchell from NBC News and MSNBC anchor Rachel Madnews» over photos of prominent journalists from major U.S. TV networks, including CNN's Wolf Blitzer, George Stephanopoulos from ABC News, Scott Pelley from CBS, Andrea Mitchell from NBC News and MSNBC anchor Rachel MadNews, Scott Pelley from CBS, Andrea Mitchell from NBC News and MSNBC anchor Rachel MadNews and MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow.

The risks of this kind of private control over speech are obvious when it comes to things like filter bubbles or the role that «fake news» plays in political movements.

Over the past few months, we have taken action against fake accounts in France, Germany, and other countries, and we recently stated that we will no longer allow Pages that repeatedly share false news to advertise on Facebook.

The cavalcade of scandals that followed that November — disputes over user data, fake news, and Russia's manipulation of the platform — has led to a «very basic shift in how we view our responsibility,» he said in an interview with The Atlantic on Friday.

Washington, DC, March 21, 2018 — Barraged by accusations of spreading divisive fake news and amid new allegations that it handed over personal information on up to 50 million users without their consent, Facebook is losing the faith of the American people, according to a new Digital Citizens Alliance survey.

Between «fake news,» Oscar mix - ups, and an adorably blundered BBC interview, it was a roller coaster of entertainment (at least that's what many of us are choosing to remember over the countless negative stories).

Zuckerberg, lambasted over whether «fake news» on social media swayed the election, managed to pen a 6,000 - word salvo on society without singling out Trump.

Facebook, the largest social media player and the leading news source for many Americans, has struggled to curb the spread of fake news on its service despite repeated pledges to do so over the last few years and most recently at US congress hearings with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

The overhaul came in response to increasing pressure Facebook endures over its potentially negative impact on society, from sharing violent videos to letting fake news run unchecked to its late acknowledgement that Russian operatives had used to platform to target U.S. voters.

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But the company has struggled with a number of issues over the past year, including the proliferation of «fake news,» live broadcasting of murders, and creating filter bubbles that have contributed to a divided nation.

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The social network has been on the receiving end of criticism over a host of matters, including the amassing of detailed, in - depth information about its users, its privacy policy, its contribution to the dissemination of fake news, manipulations of its feed, and so on, but none of this affected its popularity.

This includes Kenya, where Facebook and WhatsApp were used to spread fake news in a tightly - contested election where over 100 people died.

From anger over the alleged spreading of «fake news» during US elections to complaints of unfair competition and tax dodging in Europe, there are growing signs that people are losing patience with big - tech disruptors.

Over the weekend, fake news site KCTV7 — which posts these types of lies for the sheer joy of watching the world burn --» reported» that...

During the 2016 election, Americans were divided over everything from trade policy to «fake news,» and the rift extended into entertainment.

Appearing somewhat sympathetic to the Babylon Bee, Snopes said: «Although it should have been obvious that the Babylon Bee piece was just a spoof of the ongoing political brouhaha over alleged news media «bias» and «fake news,» some readers missed that aspect of the article and interpreted it literally.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently observed that fake news is more readily consumed than the truth; An article in The Conversation reported that many Australians can not confidently recognise fake news, and researchers from The University of Canberra found that over a third of Australians used Facebook to get their news.

Comedian and actress Amy Schumer has cancelled an upcoming interview with Arlington - basted TV station WJLA over the Sinclair Broadcast Group's decision to force anchors around the country to read from scripts condemning «fake news.»

And creating so many fake false news that his fundamental mental unfitness for the job was glossed over while media debated his fakes and lies.

Sinclair Broadcasting, which forced its news anchors over the weekend to read a promotional script about fake news stories plaguing the country, is facing a backlash from media watchdogs — ...