Month: January 2025

Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking program aims to counter false information on its social platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—with the help of media organizations, including AFP.This post was originally published on this site

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta’s shock announcement that it will halt its US program.This post was originally published on this […]

There will be “real-world harm” if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg’s claim such moderation amounts to censorship.This post was originally […]

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that the fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram has veered into censorship is “false”, the International Fact-Checking Network said Thursday.This post was originally published on this site

We often take for granted just how ubiquitous Wi-Fi has become over the past two decades, explains Northeastern University electrical and computer engineering professor Francesco Restuccia, who is also a member of the Institute for […]

Cultural and social biases significantly influence Wikipedia’s multilingual content, according to a team of researchers that includes a computer scientist from Johns Hopkins University.This post was originally published on this site

The new year is always a good time to make a fresh start—including with your email inbox. To kick off 2025 with a clean slate, why not clear out all those unnecessary and unwanted messages?This […]