YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content from its platform

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Continuing its strong stance against harmful information related to COVID-19, YouTube has announced that it will block all anti-vaccine content. This will include content that…

Google Now Lets You Know If Your Search Results Are Reliable Or Not

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 4 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google is now improving its search engine hence optimizing it to ensure that the most trusted and verified information is relayed if you search for…

U.S. lawmakers grill big tech CEOs on misinformation, fake news

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by U.S.…

TikTok warns users about videos spreading fake news, misinformation

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok appears to be taking the spread of fake news and online misinformation campaigns seriously as it has now added new warning labels to videos…

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Twitter now lets you know why a tweet is disputed when you like it

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter just does not want to tolerate any misinformation being spread on its platform as it continues to provide more information to users about tweets…

Twitter may add a popup while liking a misinformed tweet

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter previously announced that it was working on multiple features to control the spread of misinformation on its platforms using different types of labels. The…

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WHO and Wikipedia collaborate to provide accurate information on COVID

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Wikimedia Foundation, the parent organization that handles Wikipedia, have announced a collaboration to provide the public with the latest…

Twitter might be reworking its misinformation labels to be more direct

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter has continuously been working to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. Most of the avid users of twitter might have seen that…

Twitter unveils new search feature to curb false news about vaccines

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Twitter has introduced new features in its platform that will help users to find credible resources about vaccines. As the measles infection is spreading in…

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