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No wonder according to a recent report, most global internet users lack confidence in what they see and read online, with only 8 per cent believing that the bulk of information shared on social media is true, dropping to 4 per cent when it comes from influencers.

The case for regulating social media in India

The time has come to seriously evaluate the role played by social media in spreading disinformation and hate speech in...

23 Jun 2019 1:42 AM IST

The algorithms have been released on Github and Facebook hopes that developers and other companies will make use of it to identify harmful content.

Facebook: New oversight board to only regulate content, can't change...

While the new board cannot make policy, the company will be required to respond publicly to any recommendations the...

18 Sept 2019 9:02 AM IST

YouTube is expanding its Instagram-like feature, Stories, to more creators.

Why Youtube took down 1 Lakh videos betwen April and June this year

Roughly 1,00,000 videos propagating hate speech, 17,000 channels and 500 million comments have been removed during the...

6 Sept 2019 7:27 PM IST

Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel

Kangana Ranaut, sister Rangoli summoned by Mumbai police again

Both the sisters were booked for allegedly promoting enmity between communities through posts on social media

18 Nov 2020 1:21 PM IST

US President Donald Trump has fuelled racism against the Chinese by insisting on calling the novel coronavirus COVID-19 the Chinese virus, despite being told that Chinese American citizens were being subjected to hate speech and racism. (Photo | AFP)

Hate speech on Twitter toward Chinese surges amid concerns Trump's...

A lot of people are using racist hashtags such as #Kungflu, #chinesevirus and #communistvirus as they tweet about the...

28 March 2020 3:20 PM IST

Facebook and other online platforms have been trying to minimise hate speech on social media, by getting content moderated.

Why India needs to be the centre for content moderation reform

A significant number of moderators for most platforms are contracted through companies such as Cognizant, Genpact, and...

16 May 2020 3:10 PM IST

At least three people were killed and 20 injured in the 2018 unrest, during which mosques and Muslim businesses were burned, and the government had to impose an emergency/ (Representative Image | AFP)

Probe finds that hate speech spread on Facebook led to 2018 Sri Lanka...

Riots erupted as anti-Muslim anger was whipped up on social media, forcing the Sri Lankan government to impose emergency...

13 May 2020 8:10 PM IST

One of the techniques helping this effort of Facebook was a system to identify near identical images, to address the reposting of malicious images and videos with minor changes to evade detection. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook throws open hateful memes' challenge for researchers to...

The social media giant is leaning on AI to filter out objectionable content as the coronavirus has sidelined most of its...

13 May 2020 4:56 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (AFP)

UN chief urges faith leaders to challenge hate speech

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on faith leaders to promote solidarity based on human rights and human...

13 May 2020 2:13 PM IST

Starbucks, which employs large numbers of racial minorities in the US, has itself faced criticism over its handling of racial issues. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Starbucks battles racial discrimination complaints, but pauses social...

The company said it would continue using social media to communicate with its clients and employees.

29 Jun 2020 6:12 PM IST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that people deserved to hear unfiltered statements from political leaders. Twitter, by contrast, slapped a get the facts label on them. (Photo | BookCatalog)

Facebook bends to pressure, says will flag even Trump's post, if it...

Unilever became the latest and one of the biggest advertisers to join several other brands that have stopped placing ads...

27 Jun 2020 4:36 PM IST

Verizon joins Ben & Jerrys icecream, sporting goods makers Patagonia, North Face and REI, as well as the freelance staffing agency Upwork in stopping placement of ads on Facebook. (Photo | Flickr - Mike Mozart)

Verizon latest to ditch advertising on Facebook for allowing hate...

Recently a Verizon ad appeared next to a video from the conspiracy group QAnon drawing on hateful and anti-Semitic...

26 Jun 2020 5:47 PM IST