Instagram posts to be reviewed by Facebook fact-checkers
Wed, May 08, 2019
To curb the spread of false information, Facebook’s fact-checking exercise is now running on Instagram. According to Poynter, Instagram has started applying Facebook’s fact checks to keep false photos and memes under check on its platform. Instagram is also considering adding pop-up alerts when people search for anti-vaccine misinformation. To identify and reduce the distribution of false or misleading information or image, Instagram is using image recognition technology and automatic action to remove the false posts from explore tab and Hashtag result pages.
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Beware! This iPhone app cleans up your social media profiles
Wed, Apr 10, 2019
To prevent users from falling prey to the questionable privacy practices of tech giants, privacy assistant app "Jumbo" has started rolling out for iOS users and will soon be made available for Android users as well.
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Instagram to change name, re-brand itself
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
Earlier in March, Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger spoke at the 2019 South By South West (SXSW) Conference and Festivals at Austin, Texas, since leaving Facebook last September, sore about losing independence within the Zuckerberg-led company.
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Facebook bans white nationalism, white separatism on its social media platforms
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Facebook, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc`s YouTube have been under pressure to remove white supremacist and neo-Nazi content from their platforms, along with fake news and other types of abusive posts.
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Facebook partners Indian music companies to allow users post their music
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
"Starting today, people in India can include hundreds of thousands of licensed Indian music in the videos and posts they share on Facebook, making their moments more meaningful and personal," Facebook said in a statement.
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