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Malicious COVID-19 online content bypassing moderation efforts of social media platforms
Malicious COVID-19 online content – including racist content, disinformation and misinformation – thrives and spreads online by bypassing the moderation efforts of …

Digital criminals turn toward vaccines to capitalize on COVID-19
Cybercriminals continue to capitalize on the hysteria and worry caused by COVID-19, both in the physical sphere and digital ecosystem, exploiting the significant global unmet …

We must crush digital misinformation before it destroys society
Digital communication is connecting people around the globe with tremendous benefits, but is also being misused in terrible ways that take advantage of the community. We are …

The economics behind global disinformation engines and strategies for mitigation
Online propaganda is a rapidly growing problem, leaving chaos, mistrust, and revolutions rumblings in its wake. Broad propaganda penetration is achieved by following a …

How can we protect ourselves against fake news and manipulation?
The internet has revolutionized our lives – whether in terms of working, finding information or entertainment, connecting with others, or shopping. The online world has …

Researchers develop approach that can recognize fake news
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market – criminals spread fake news about companies in order to …

Tailored AI-generated advice may stop the spread of misinformation
Warnings about misinformation are now regularly posted on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, but not all of these cautions are created equal. A research from …

A new approach to scanning social media helps combat misinformation
Rice University researchers have discovered a more efficient way for social media companies to keep misinformation from spreading online using probabilistic filters trained …

ML tool identifies domains created to promote fake news
Academics at UCL and other institutions have collaborated to develop a machine learning tool that identifies new domains created to promote false information so that they can …

How fake news detectors can be manipulated
Fake news detectors, which have been deployed by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to add warnings to misleading posts, have traditionally flagged online …

Disinformation campaigns can spread like wildfire on social media
76% of Americans believe they’ve encountered disinformation firsthand and 20% say they’ve shared information later shown to be incorrect or intentionally misleading, according …

People spend a little less time looking at fake news headlines than factual ones
The term fake news has been a part of our vocabulary since the 2016 US presidential election. As the amount of fake news in circulation grows larger and larger, particularly …
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