The government on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit (FCU) as the nodal agency to flag fake news or misinformation related to the central government on social media and the internet.The move – coming weeks ahead of the general elections – gives “legal backing” to the PIB fact-check unit, established in November 2019, a senior government official said.“If they (FCU) flag any news related to the central government as false, intermediaries are now bound to take it...
Parliamentary elections thought vulnerable to fake news will test social media firms and bloc’s new DSA lawsSocial media firms including TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram will be required to put an army of factcheckers and moderators in place with a collective knowledge of 24 EU languages amid fears that the European parliamentary elections will be a prime target for disinformation campaigns run by Russia and others including the far right.The new rules flow from the EU’s Digital Services Act...
Google is testing more polls and feedback forms within its search results. We spotted a "How helpful was the result above?" and "Does this interest you?" feedback feature in the Google SGE and Google News results.Google SGE Feedback On Affiliate ResultsGlenn Gabe spotted Google asking for feedback within the Search Generative Experience on an affiliate search result. Glenn posted on X saying, "I caught this interesting survey from Google right in the SERPs asking if I thought the above article...
Reports from local Salvadoran press are raising questions about President Bukele’s announcement last week, when he transferred 5,690 BTC to a cold wallet, stating that all of these belonged to the country. Moises Alvarado, a Salvadoran journalist, found that 80% of the funds in this wallet came from Bitfinex, an international exchange, while 20% came […]
The globe’s most substantial asset manager by assets under management, Blackrock, has submitted a form to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the initiation of a tokenized investment fund. Additionally, the community has unearthed the development of a token named the “Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund” or BUIDL on the Ethereum blockchain. […]
A group of 85 economists has supported the Honduran government’s decision to leave the World Bank’s arbitration body, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), amidst a legal conflict with the crypto island project Próspera Inc., which seeks $10.8 billion in compensation after losing its special economic status due to legislative changes in […]
This week we covered that the Google March 2024 spam update is done rolling out. Google says to wait for the March 2024 core update to be done before making changes. Google will collect feedback after the core and spam updates are done. We have yet to see any September 2023 helpful content recoveries, but there is still time to go. Google said publishing content in bulk is not considered spam. Google is having issues again with showing images in the search results. Google replaced the...
On May 29, South Africans will be going to the polls in national and provincial elections to elect members of read more South Africa and a looming election imbroglio
Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.
With its plush homes, modern schools and busy churches, Orania looks on the outside like any well-run town. Ade Adepitan is seen in a new documentary exploring the darker side of the town.
According to The New Arab, Ireland declared on Wednesday its intention to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, marking Dublin’s strongest expression of concern regarding Israeli actions in Gaza since October 7th. Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, in making the announcement, stated that while the determination of whether genocide is occurring falls within the […]
The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.