Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”
Elon already took away the blue check from some publications like the The New York Times … Caroline Giegerich : The Twitter check shakedown has begun. Twitter has officially begun removing blue check...
How a Pakistan-born developer's open letter to Tim Cook helped bring the Urdu language typeface to Apple devices
a script like “the wings of flying geese”—users resort to transliteration with Latin fonts. @AlizehKohari investigates. https://restofworld.org/... Tori Elliott / @telliotter : If you need something h...
Poynter Institute launches a COVID-19 chatbot on WhatsApp that uses information from 100+ independent fact-checkers in 70+ countries to debunk falsehoods
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WhatsApp announces two initiatives to combat COVID-19 misinformation: an Information Hub in partnership with WHO and others, and a $1M grant to Poynter
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Sources: secure messaging app Telegram is being used to distribute pirated movies, TV, music, apps, and even stolen credentials for online services like Netflix
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YouTube, growing rapidly in India, has done little to keep misleading videos from dominating its India-specific Trending feed; Google says it is working to fix
Manish Singh / CNBC : Tweets: @raju , @labnol , and @kevinroose Tweets: Raju Narisetti / @raju : This. And imagine how much more acute India's #fakenews problem would have been, if @Facebook had prev...