Dr. Vivek Murthy also demanded information from the platforms about the major sources of Covid-19 misinformation. Companies have until May 2 to submit the data.
TikTok Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions About Spread of Misinformation
The Chinese-owned video app is dealing with a flood of war videos and the question of whether it is spreading unverified information.
La guerra Rusia-Ucrania también se libra en internet
Los expertos dicen que historias como el Fantasma de Kiev y la Isla de las Serpientes, ambas de veracidad cuestionable, son propaganda o mensajes diseñados para levantar la moral pero, en el medio, están las audiencias que propagan información poco fiable.
Twitch Says It Will Bar Chronic Spreaders of Misinformation
The new policy will take down channels that persistently lie about vaccines and election fraud, as well as Russian state-run media.
In Ukraine’s Information War, a Blend of Fact and Fiction
Experts say stories like the Ghost of Kyiv and Snake Island, both of questionable veracity, are propaganda or morale boosters, or perhaps both.
Las posturas a favor de Vladimir Putin se propagan en internet
Moldeado por algunas teorÃas de conspiración y la postura de Donald Trump hacia Rusia, una parte del discurso en lÃnea se ha vuelto más favorable a Putin.
Fed Up With Google, Conspiracy Theorists Turn to DuckDuckGo
The embrace by some conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists is part of a broader effort to shift people away from Big Tech.
Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away
The controversy is different, in many ways, from the other conflicts between online stars and the companies that give them a platform.
Spotify Removes Neil Young’s Music After Complaints About Joe Rogan
The singer decided to leave the streaming service because it gives a platform to Joe Rogan, whom scientists have accused of promoting falsehoods about coronavirus vaccines.
How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation
Getting to the bottom of a modern mystery.
Google Pledged to Remove Ads From Climate Denial Sites, but Many Still Run
Researchers found ads placed by Google on sites that falsely call global warming a hoax. The revenue those sites earn from the ads can fund further misinformation.
Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.
Peter McIndoe, the 23-year-old creator of the viral Birds Aren’t Real movement, is ready to reveal what the effort is really about.
¿Los pájaros no son reales? La conspiración de la generación Z
Peter McIndoe, el creador del movimiento viral Birds Aren’t Real, está listo para revelar de qué se trata todo esto en realidad.
El metaverso viene en camino y el mundo no está preparado
Las consecuencias geopolÃticas pueden ser radicales.
Esos lindos gatitos de internet ayudan a desinformar
Algunos de los contenidos más virales de internet se usan regularmente con el fin de crear audiencias para personas y organizaciones que difunden información falsa y engañosa.
The Metaverse Is Coming, and the World Is Not Ready for It
The geopolitical consequences may be radical.
How Twitter Can Fix Itself After Jack Dorsey’s Resignation
Twitter’s new leadership faces some tough choices.
Big Tech ‘Amplification’: What Does That Mean?
Some lawmakers from both parties argue that when social media sites boost the performance of hateful or violent posts, the sites become accomplices.
How Cute Cats Help Spread Misinformation Online
A mainstay of the internet is regularly used to build audiences for people and organizations pushing false and misleading information.
The Way We Work Now (or Don’t)
Ways of thinking about work, and antiwork. Also: Is Facebook being prejudged?