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AI-generated Pope sermons flood YouTube, TikTok
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» WASHINGTON — AI-generated videos and audios of Pope Leo XIV are populating rapidly online, racking up views as platforms struggle to police them.
Brad Pitt isn't messaging you, rep warns, after adoring fan scammed
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A representative for Brad Pitt has warned fans to be wary of impersonation scams after a French woman lost her life savings to fraudsters posing as the Hollywood star.
Films to check out this April Fools' Day
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/04/2024
» It's April Fools' Day. Besides hoaxes and jokes, it's also a good time to check out films on catastrophic lies on streaming platforms.
Facebook sparks row by cutting off researchers
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: Facebook has cut off some academic researchers for "scraping" data from the platform, sparking a fresh controversy about the leading social network's transparency to outside experts studying misinformation and abusive content.
Zuckerberg: New Facebook panel can overrule him
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Tuesday it has finalized its charter for its "independent oversight board," giving the panel the authority to overrule chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on questions of appropriate content.
Facebook seeks tab to promote 'high quality news'
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook is working on a "news tab" that could be used to financially support "high quality and trustworthy" journalism, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Monday.
WhatsApp limits text forwards to curb rumours
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2019
» JAKARTA: Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight "misinformation and rumours", company executives said on Monday.
Sculptor gets laughs in New York with monuments to fake tragedies
AFP, Published on 24/12/2018
» NEW YORK - It all started in 2016 with a bronze statue commemorating the tragic day in November 1963 when a giant octopus upended the Staten Island ferry, killing nearly 400 people in New York.
Facebook data 'scraping' almost universal
The Associated Press, Published on 06/04/2018
» NEW YORK: Facebook's acknowledgement that most of its 2.2 billion members have probably had their personal data scraped by "malicious actors" is the latest example of the social network's failure to protect its users' data.
Facebook ends six-country test of two news feeds
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc on Thursday put an end to a test of splitting its signature News Feed into two, an idea that roiled how people consumed news in six countries where the test occurred and added to concern about Facebook's power.