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The Government Has No Plans To Suspend Facebook, ICT CS Joe Mucheru says
ICT CS Joe Mucheru dismissed threats by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to shut down Facebook ahead of…
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Meta Announces New Initiatives to Curb Misinformation Ahead of August Elections in Kenya
Social media companies are taking a keen interest in the forthcoming general elections in Kenya. The companies are putting in…
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Tiktok announces initiatives to curb platform misuse this election season in Kenya
Tiktok is taking a keen interest in the forthcoming general elections in Kenya and has put in place a number…
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StarTimes joins UNESCO’s campaign against fake news on COVID-19
Chinese electronics and media company StarTimes Media has announced today that it has joined UNESCO ’s campaign against fake news…
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Scientists Funded By Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Urge Facebook To Do More On Misinformation
Over 400 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative have in an open letter sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
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Facebook To Ban Misleading Ads On Corona Virus
Facebook will ban all ads that mislead people about the on-going novel coronavirus outbreak. The company says they will ban…
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Andela is hosting a 24-Hour Hackathon to fight “Fake News” in partnership with BBC
Andela is partnering with BBC News to host a two-day hackathon which will see participants spend 24 hours working in…
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Facebook launches its fact-checking tool in Kenya to fight fake news
Facebook has announced a new partnership with Africa Check; Africa’s first independent fact-checking organisation and AFP, to launch its first…
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WhatsApp latest update will now label forwarded messages
WhatsApp has now made it easier for you to identify the origin of information shared on the messaging app. The…
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Facebook partners with fact-checking organizations to flag and rank-down fake news
Facebook has become a central location for “fake news,” hoax stories. Most of the time, the news are purposely meant…
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