Guardian quits X, citing racism and conspiracy theories
LONDON, Nov 13 — British news publisher the Guardian said today it will no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media...
Musk and X are epicentre of US election misinformation — Experts
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — False or misleading claims by billionaire Elon Musk about the United States presidential election have amassed two billion views on social...
Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
SYDNEY, Sept 12 — Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5 per cent of their global revenue for failing to prevent the...
Zuckerberg says Biden admin pressured Meta to ‘censor’ Covid-19 content
CALIFORNIA, Aug 27 — Meta Platforms chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” Covid-19 content during the...
Anwar says new social media rules to combat crime, harmful info
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — New social media and internet messaging services regulations, set to be introduced by the government, will tackle the spread of...
Minister to meet with Meta on combatting fake news, disinformation
PUTRAJAYA, May 30 — The Communications Ministry’s meeting with Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) and representatives of other social media platforms in Singapore next month will...
Analysis: Increase Covid-19 messaging to encourage boosters, derail misinformation
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — More than seven months after the World Health Organisation declared the end of Covid-19 as a public health emergency of...
Twitter introduces policy to prevent spreading of misinformation during crises
WASHINGTON, May 20 — Twitter announced on Thursday that it has introduced a new global policy to address the spread of misinformation during crisis situations,...
Anti-migrant sentiment fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — As coronavirus infections surged in Malaysia this year, a wave of hate speech and misinformation aimed at Rohingya Muslim refugees...
Fact check hacks: How to self-check information
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Have you ever received dubious ‘verified’ information that has been shared widely via Whatsapp or Facebook, stating that it was...