Tag: misinformation

Platform giants could give up on misinformation fight

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The industry group representing companies like Meta and Google has signalled it could drop the term misinformation from its self-regulatory code in Australia after the controversy surrounding the government’s...

Big tech’s platform fact checking ‘stalling’ in Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s communication regulator has called out “stalling” fact checking by platform giants after Meta and Google abandoned efforts to verify information with experts, and other companies stopped detailing their...

Misinformation now a public safety crisis: Maria Ressa

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Information integrity should be treated with the same seriousness as food safety or air quality, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told the National Press Club on Monday, warning that unchecked...

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US tech giants’ removal of misinformation in Australia plummeted last year, new transparency data shows, with platforms like Facebook and YouTube taking down tens of thousands less posts and...

Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul

Posted on   |  by Katie Paul and Echo Wang
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking and eased curbs on discussions of contentious...

Meta vows to limit false content, deepfakes ahead of election

Posted on   |  by Renju Jose and Byron Kaye
Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta on Tuesday said its independent fact-checking program in Australia would help detect and remove false content and deepfakes, as it aims to curb misinformation ahead...