Google AI chatbot Bard dishes up wrong answer in first demo
A swing, and a miss
Misinformation articles
China-based network tried to influence midterms, but long lunches and 9-to-5 hours hampered efforts
Taking a more relaxed approach to disinformation campaigns
Ukraine shuts down Russian bot farm operating one million fake accounts that spread disinformation
5,000 SIM cards and 200 proxy servers were also seized
Discord bans harmful Covid-19 misinformation on its platform
Discord is the latest to take aim at dangerous anti-vax content
YouTube looking at new ways of stopping misinformation from spreading online
Removing the share button and disabling links have been considered
Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan's vaccine 'disinformation'
"They can have Rogan or Young. Not both"
YouTube bans anti-vaccine misinformation on its platform
YouTube follows other social media sites in cracking down on vaccine misinformation
Brazil's President restricts which posts social networks can remove
New decree stops social networks from removing misinformation
Reddit bans subreddit accused of spreading Covid-19 disinformation after refusing to take it down
Members of r/NoNewNormal were brigading other subreddits and continued to do so after being warned
More Americans believe the government, tech firms should take steps to restrict false information online
Should the government or tech companies do more to stop the spread of misinformation?
Facebook no longer removes posts claiming Covid-19 was manufactured
In light of recent reports
Facebook is prompting some users to read articles before sharing them
Will it make a difference?
Zuckerberg suggests minor reform of Section 230, which deals with immunity for online platforms from third-party content
Tech CEOs are about to get grilled again
Hackers leak "manipulated" Covid-19 vaccine data to undermine public trust
The documents relate to the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
Twitter's 'Birdwatch' will fight the spread of misinformation
Upcoming feature will add more context to tweets that have been flagged by users
New WhatsApp feature lets users fact-check viral messages
Debunk those Covid-19 cures with one tap
Facebook doesn't want to be an "arbiter of truth," but will verify the identities of people behind popular Pages
Posts from unverified Pages will have limited reach
WhatsApp will limit forwarding of viral messages to one group at a time
The new limit is one fifth the previous one imposed in 2019
Facebook taps Reuters to help tackle misinformation
Facebook is paying Reuters for the service
Facebook and Instagram crack down on anti-vaccine content
Pages and groups that spread misinformation will become less visible
Google presents its anti-fake news system in detail
Disinformation is easily buried in the depths of Search