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US protests over Floyd's killing a 'perfect storm' for false info
AFP, Published on 05/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - George Floyd's death was staged. US authorities cut communications in the country's capital. People can be paid to be a "professional anarchist."
Section 230: the internet's wobbly cornerstone
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - Some call it the foundation of the open internet and online free speech. Others say it allows big platforms to avoid responsibility for harmful content they host.
Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash
AFP, Published on 25/05/2020
» DOHA: Privacy concerns over Qatar's coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a rare backlash and forced officials to offer reassurance and concessions.
Facebook surges on user growth in pandemic, sees murky outlok
AFP, Published on 30/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in usage as the global pandemic in a quarterly update that sparked a rally in shares of the social network despite its warning of turbulence in the coming months.
Police thy neighbour: Virus fears fuel quarantine shaming in US
AFP, Published on 16/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: Some complain about joggers panting on passers-by. Others wonder what to do when they overhear drunken partygoers rejecting quarantine measures. Still more question whether people they see in the street are really on "essential" business.
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» OSWIECIM, Poland: Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former Nazi German death camp on a Twitter account that has become a powerful tool in Holocaust education.
Quibi launching Hollywood 'on the go' streaming amid lockdown
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Quibi, the multi-billion-dollar streaming platform launching Monday, is betting it can transform entertainment with short, Hollywood-quality clips to watch "on the go" -- even as much of the world is trapped at home.
Zoom rockets to fame, with some hiccups
AFP, Published on 04/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: What does British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common with virtual happy hour celebrants and thousands of students around the world?
Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» NEW YORK: The biggest reputational risk Facebook and other social media companies had expected in 2020 was fake news surrounding the US presidential election. Be it foreign or domestic in origin, the misinformation threat seemed familiar, perhaps even manageable.
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» HONG KONG: From being duped into taking poisonous "cures", to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation.