Showing posts with label misinformation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misinformation. Show all posts

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Poll finds more British voters believe Brexit a mistake

A YouGov poll for The Times newspaper has found that for the first time since June's Brexit vote more British voters believed that the decision to leave the European Union was a mistake than those who thought it was the right decision.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Facebook prend de nouvelles mesures contre les "fake news"

Le géant des réseaux sociaux Facebook a annoncé mercredi accroître sa lutte contre les fausses informations ("fake news"), via la surveillance de comportements suspects, comme les messages répétitifs ou massifs, et la fermeture de comptes.

Friday, December 9, 2016

US ‘Fake News’ Controversy Fuels New Era of McCarthyism

The calls to suppress independent alternative news web sites and other information platforms in the United States are the start of a new era of false accusations and repression like the Joe McCarthy hysteria of the 1950s, analysts told Sputnik.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Obama announces action plan to boost US cybersecurity

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday rolled out a national action plan aimed at taking near-term actions and putting in place a long-term strategy to strengthen the country's cybersecurity.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

It’s Often Difficult to Distinguish Fact from Fiction on the Internet

BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN
It is ironic that in this modern age of technology and abundance of information at the fingertips of everyone with an electronic device, it is becoming increasingly difficult, and sometimes impossible, to distinguish fact from fiction.