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Facebook Launches Campaign to Take on Fake News in Nigeria

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Facebook is collaborating with Nigerian companies Big Cabal Media and Comic Republic to launch the #NoFalseNewsZone educational campaign aimed at helping individuals identify fake news and educate them on how to minimise the spread of false information across Nigeria's...
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6 Ways Facebook is Helping Protect Zambia’s 2021 Elections

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Today, Facebook outlined the steps it is taking to help protect the integrity of Zambia’s general elections on its platforms. The southern African country is expected to go to the polls on Thursday 12 August 2021 for general elections...
Online & Social

Facebook Increases Transparency for Political Ads in South Africa and Zambia

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Starting June 29 2021, Facebook will launch enforcement on ads about elections or politics in Zambia and South Africa. As a result, anyone running ads about political figures, political parties, the election or “Get out the vote” campaigns must go...
East Africa

Facebook Removes Fake Profiles Attacking Opposition Parties Ahead of Ethiopian Elections

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Social media mega-corp Facebook said on Wednesday that it had removed a network of fake accounts in Ethiopia targeting domestic users ahead of general elections next week in the country. The company said that the network was found to...
Online & Social

Twitter Labels President Trump’s “Potentially Misleading” Tweets

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Twitter said Tuesday that it added a label to the United States (US) President Donald Trump's tweets for containing "potentially misleading information about voting processes," a rare move that shows the social media company is taking a tougher stance...
Online & Social

How COVID-19 Misinformation Continues to Go Viral

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Despite pledges from massive social media companies to remove dangerous instances of coronavirus misinformation - from false causes to false cures - Silicon Valley and fact-checkers around the world are struggling to stem the flow of fake news about...
Online & Social

Facebook Invests Millions in Accurate Reporting

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Facebook has announced that it will be investing $100 Million in the news industry at a time when combating misinformation is critical. In a blog post shared on Monday, 30 March 2020, the social media giant said that it...
General

Top 5 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

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As this week comes to a close we take a look at the articles that resonated most with our readers. This week, tech news was encircled by the spread of the coronavirus, as four of our top stories relate to...
Online & Social

Facebook Bug “Deletes” All Posts Relating to COVID-19

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Facebook, along with 6 other information-sharing goliaths, has been working hard to ensure that any misinformation surrounding the coronavirus outbreak is detected and then removed from its platform. And while this is a great way to tackle the spread of...
Company News

Facebook fights fake news in 10 Countries across Sub-Saharan Africa

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Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it plans on expanding its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional African countries. In partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the France 24 Observers, Pesa Check and Dubawa, this programme forms part of its...
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Absa Unveils TV Commercial Exploring the Intersection of Tech & Humanity

In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, data, and automation, Absa has launched a bold new brand television...
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