Social media
During disasters, active Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods
12 May 2018
On a more positive note, the study found that while Twitter users are likely to spread false news during disasters, Twitter and other media platforms move quickly to correct the misinformation
With virtually no customers left, Cambridge Analytica shuts down
03 May 2018
Cambridge Analytica, the UK marketing analytics firm at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, shut down on Wednesday and will begin bankruptcy proceedings as it sees ‘no realistic alternative to placing the company into administration’
Facebook pulled out 1.9 mn pieces of extremist content in Q1 of 2018
26 Apr 2018
Facebook says terrorist groups and hate organisations are banned from the site and it takes down any content that praises these outfits, actions, or members
Zuckerberg vows to fix Facebook flaws before polls in India
11 Apr 2018
Appearing before a Senate committee, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg apologised for the kind of lapses that led to the Cambridge Analytica imbroglio, and said he knows the importance of the upcoming polls in countries including India, Hungary and Brazil
Google’s YouTube under fire for mining data, aiming ads at under-13 kids
10 Apr 2018
A coalition of US child advocacy and privacy groups has filed a complaint alleging that Google’s YouTube collects personal information on children under 13 and runs ads specifically aimed at them
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