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Twitter blocks Saudi 'state-backed' manipulation effort
Social media platforms are trying to further toughen their tackling of fake news, manipulation,etc. with the 2020 US election coming up too.
Facebook says group used computer-generated faces to push pro-Trump message
Facebook said 610 Facebook accounts, 89 Pages, 156 Groups and 72 Instagram accounts were involved in the network
Facebook bans all ads that aim to limit US census participation
Facebook will prohibit ads that “portray census participation as useless or meaningless or advise people not to participate in the census.”
Facebook fact-checker finds UK Conservatives ran ads with altered BBC headline
A third-party fact-checker found Britain’s governing Conservative Party of misrepresenting a BBC article in its ads on the platform.
Facebook, Microsoft launch contest to detect deepfake videos
Social media companies have been especially under pressure to curb the threat of deepfakes- which uses AI to create hyper-realistic videos
Facebook cracks down on false posts which incite violence
Facebook may remove inaccurate or misleading content, such as doctored photos, created or shared to stir up to ignite volatile situations.
Facebook shareholders propose reports on 'fake news', pay equality
The issue of fake news came to prominence during the US presidential election last year and Facebook is already tackling it.
'Fake news' not a determining factor in US Election outcome
The researchers came up with potentially troublesome conclusions.