Tag Archives: Misinformation

Twitter Blue Accounts Are Spreading Misinformation About The Battle In Ukraine

Twitter Blue is currently trending with such disinformation and misinformation. … [+]The result of the changes in the verification process which began this year. (Photo by Getty Images/STR/NurPhoto) NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter Blue users may have a tendency to spread false information about the conflict in Ukraine. The BBC reported that some of the […]

Facebook’s Metaverse Might Be Overrun By Deep Fakes And Different Misinformation If These Non-Earnings Don’t Succeed

An example of a deepfake and original Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg video. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post via Getty Images). The Washington Post via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual-reality universe, dubbed simply Meta, has been plagued by a number of problems from technology issues to a difficulty holding onto staff. That doesn’t mean it won’t soon […]

Twitter Strikes To Head Off Midterm Election Misinformation

The Twitter splash page (AP Photo/Gregory Bull). Copyright 2022 The Associated Press All rights are reserved Twitter announced its plans to counter misinformation during the US midterm elections. People are already complaining. Company claims it has activated its Civic Integrity Policy. The policy includes misinformation on topics such how to vote, information intended to discourage […]

Social Media Misinformation Is Making Americans Much less Empathic

More than half of all Americans – 57% – said that misinformation on social media has influenced … [+]Their empathy levels getty According to new data from a recent survey conducted by the United Way of the National Capital Area, more than half of all Americans – 57% – said that misinformation on social media […]

David Melamed On Evaluate Gating, Misinformation, Belief Decay & Personalization In Advertising

In part one of my interview with David Melamed, we spoke about his background and the beauty of the search marketing industry. David Melamed and I in part two then spoke about the long term viability and success of search spam, antitrust issues and more. In part three we talk about reviews, review gating and […]

Facebook Parenting Teams Are The New Goal For Extremist Misinformation

Having become more extremist, formerly mainstream parenting groups have become less popular via Facebook. … [+]Targeted through disinformation campaigns getty The Facebook parent group is a mixed bag of criticism, support and bad advice. All parents know that. Still, they were mainstream communities that parents could turn to when it came to an often lonely […]