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Checking fake news
WhatsApp is taking welcome steps to contain the menace
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What have you done to curb fake news? Social media to submit daily reports
A ministry official said the requirement of daily reports is for a few days, in light of the misinformation being spread related to the Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus: UP puts social media under scanner to curb fake news
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok under the lens
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Nearly 6000 Saudi accounts removed from Twitter for violating policies
The 5,929 accounts removed are part of a larger group of 88,000 accounts engaged in "spammy behaviour" across a wide range of topics
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CAA protests: 15,000 social media mediators fight to root out fake news
We flagged and removed as many as 2,500 fake news and communal items, said a mediator
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Social media firms can't avoid liability for damage caused by fake news: HC
Freedom of speech comes with responsibility, it said
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Research reveals hardly anybody shares fake news on Facebook, Twitter
One study that looked at Twitter activity during the 2016 election concluded that 80% of fake news was shared by just 0.1% of users
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If something is not worth paying for, is it worth doing, asks FT CEO
The £383-million media house, The Financial Times, has been on a roll ever since the Japanese Nikkei acquired it in 2015
 "If something is not worth paying for, is it worth doing, asks FT CEO")
Fake news: Companies say top bosses may quit over persecution fears
Top social media companies on edge as government plans crackdown
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