All posts tagged "Fake News"

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  Social media platforms pledge to combat fake news ahead of Brazil election

  Eight social media platforms have signed individual agreements with Brazil’s Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) pledging to fight the spread of disinformation ahead of the country’s presidential election in October. Twitter,

  • Posted February 23, 2022
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  AI could scale up disinformation campaigns, researchers warn

  Hostile actors could use automation to launch highly scalable disinformation campaigns with less manpower than is currently required, researchers have warned. A new report – Truth, Lies and Automation –

  • Posted May 27, 2021
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  COVID-19: how European governments are trying to make life easier under lockdown

  On 13 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Europe the “epicentre” of the coronavirus pandemic. WHO’s president, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on European countries to use aggressive measures

  • Posted March 20, 2020
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  Chain reaction: how governments are unlocking the power of blockchain

  As blockchain exits the hype cycle, says Lord Holmes of Richmond, governments are getting serious about regulating and deploying it – finding uses in public and financial services Amara’s law

  • Posted February 24, 2020
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  Impartiality under threat: a warning from former UK Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell

  Impartiality is a cornerstone of Westminster-style civil services – but in the UK it’s under threat, Lord O’Donnell warned last month. Mia Hunt hears him explain the seven key benefits

  • Posted November 15, 2019
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  Global internet freedom falls for ninth consecutive year, watchdog finds

  Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, leading to digital authoritarianism and causing global internet freedom to decline for the ninth

  • Posted November 14, 2019
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  Keeping pace with change: an interview with former Australian civil service chief Martin Parkinson

  In a world of fake news, says Martin Parkinson – the recently-retired secretary of Australia’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – public servants must build a meritocratic, risk-taking

  • Posted October 30, 2019
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  Controversial “fake news” law passed in Singapore

  Singapore’s parliament has passed legislation aimed at halting the spread of fake news, after the government said the country could be vulnerable to the spread of disinformation online. The Protection

  • Posted May 20, 2019
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  UK ‘fake news’ unit wins permanent funding

  A UK government unit that works to tackle ‘fake news’ and disinformation has been given the go-ahead to continue on a permanent basis. According to PRWeek, the Cabinet Office confirmed

  • Posted January 29, 2019
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