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UK announces new measures to curb ‘state-linked’ disinformation on social media

UK announces new measures to curb ‘state-linked’ disinformation on social media

  • Social media firms must tackle material from fake accounts set up by individuals or groups acting on behalf of a foreign state
By Arab News ·
Fake news or free expression: Top CEO Conference panel examines the hazards of digital media age

Fake news or free expression: Top CEO Conference panel examines the hazards of digital media age

By Jumana Al-Tamimi - Rebecca Anne Proctor ·
Video-sharing app TikTok is struggling to stem the flow of misleading information associated with the Ukraine-Russia war. (Shutterstock/Reuters)

TikTok awash with fake videos about Ukraine war, investigation finds

By Arab News ·
While Di Caprio did donate, the amount stated was found to be inaccurate and no confirmations about his grandmother’s birthplace have been verified. (File/AFP)

Arab media outlets keep fake news story on Di Caprio’s $10m donation to Ukraine

By Arab News ·
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says deleting content over new media law

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says deleting content over new media law

By AFP ·
Images of Israeli attacks on Palestinians falsely labelled to depict Ukraine conflict

Images of Israeli attacks on Palestinians falsely labelled to depict Ukraine conflict

By Arab News ·
British Prince Harry described online misinformation as a “global humanitarian issue.” (Reuters/File Photo)

Prince Harry issues action against fake news on social media

By Arab News ·
Are brands unwittingly financing fake news?

Are brands unwittingly financing fake news?

By Zaira Lakhpatwala ·
Iraqis demonstrate in Tahrir Square in Baghdad on May 25, 2021, to demand accountability for a recent wave of killings targeting activists. (File/AFP)

Misinformation thrives in Iraq’s virtual battlegrounds

By AFP ·
Anti-feminist trolls target first Egyptian woman captain with fake Arab News profile

Anti-feminist trolls target first Egyptian woman captain with fake Arab News profile

By Arab News ·
Media watchdog: Iran must end convictions over ‘false news’

Media watchdog: Iran must end convictions over ‘false news’

By Arab News ·
Why the world needs to take deepfakes seriously

Why the world needs to take deepfakes seriously

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Special Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani, a key player in the first oil shock of 1973, has died at the age of 90 on February 23, 2021. (AN collage)

How a Wikipedia error took root in the world’s media: Ahmad Zaki Yamani, the ‘first OPEC secretary-general’ that never was

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·

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