[ad_1] The topic of Section 230 came up when the New York Times asked Biden about Facebook and the fact that the company rejected his request in October to remove a false Donald Trump attack ad. In one of the more raw moments of the interview, Biden went on the offensive against Mark Zuckerberg and […]
Category: fact checking
Facebook makes clear that posts by politicians can break ‘normal’ rules
[ad_1] Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs and communications, confirmed the approach to politicians’ posts during a speech Tuesday. He said: “We have a responsibility to protect the platform from outside interference, and to make sure that when people pay us for political ads we make it as transparent as possible. But it […]
Instagram users can now flag false content
[ad_1] To flag false content, users will click the three-dot menu at the top right corner of an Instagram post, select “it’s inappropriate” and choose “false information.” If a post is indeed incorrect, it won’t be deleted, but it will be “downplayed” on the Explore tab and hashtag pages. The post creator won’t be notified […]
The music streaming payday won’t go to artists
[ad_1] The record industry expects a windfall. Where will the money go?Marc Hogan,Pitchfork It’s no secret the music industry is booming on the back of streaming services. However, it seems like not much will change in terms of where all the money goes. Pitchfork explains that much of the revenue will stay in the “upper […]
YouTube’s fact checking linked the Notre Dame fire to 9/11
[ad_1] A YouTube spokesperson didn’t directly explain the cause to CNBC, but said that the company sometimes “make[s] the wrong call” with its algorithms. The incident underscores YouTube’s ongoing issues with automation. While the site needs algorithms to moderate the massive volumes of content uploaded every day, it’s not prepared to handle every possible situation […]
YouTube adds fact checks to search results on sensitive topics
[ad_1] “As part of our ongoing efforts to build a better news experience on YouTube, we are expanding our information panels to bring fact checks from eligible publishers to YouTube,” a spokesperson from YouTube told Engadget. “We are launching this feature in India and plan to roll this out in more countries as time goes […]