Social media’s struggle to deal with fake news

We take a look at some fake news stories that have been circulating in the context of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation case in the US.

We take a look at some fake news stories that have been circulating in the context of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation case in the US.

Egyptian influencers, especially women, have become the target of a crackdown by authorities. At least a dozen women have been prosecuted since 2020 for ''attacking family values''. Two of them, Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham, were sentenced to three and six years in jail on charges of "attacking society's values" and "inciting human trafficking". Like many TikTokers, they made videos of themselves dancing and lip-synching to music. For more on the crackdown, we speak to Souleimene Benghazi, an Egypt and Tunisia campaigner at Amnesty International.

A new bill, if approved, is expected to bring further restrictions on online freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey.

We take a look at some fake news in France and elsewhere concerning Pride Month.

Nigerian stakeholder discuss the potential effects of a draft regulation that requires online platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Tiktok to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons with the government's information technology development agency.

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The website looks authentic, but it isn't. Fake news sites showing well-known media brand names are acting as vehicles for Russian propaganda, among other things.

CNBC's Tyler Mathisen reports that Kanye West is going to buy right-wing social media platform Parler.

Low digital literacy, political and religious biases, as well as the functionality of social media platforms, have turned India into a hub for fake news. But how can this be countered?

Smart algorithms can bundle and evaluate information at lightning speed, which helps determine what content is shown to users. This benefits apps like Shein and TikTok enormously.

The regime's brutal treatment of protesters and lack of reliable sources make social networks an indispensable medium of passing on information from the streets.