Pakistan has criminalized disinformation, imposing a three-year jail term for spreading false information. The move is part of efforts to curb fake news and maintain public order.

Pakistan criminalises disinformation with three-year jail term

Pakistan has passed a new law allowing the government to block digital platforms and imprison users accused of spreading disinformation, raising concerns about freedom of speech and online censorship.

Pakistan introduces law to block platforms and imprison users for spreading 'disinformation'

The European Union has launched a probe against US tech giant Meta over allegations that it has not done enough to rein in disinformation and foreign interference ahead of upcoming EU elections.

EU flexes arms as it launches probe against Meta over disinformation concerns

AI generated misinformation can be dangerous for many countries in a year when more than a third of the globe is preparing for elections. ChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it is introducing measures to combat the misinformation and disinformation campaigns with transparency around the origin of information itself.

OpenAI to introduce anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections

The World Economic Forum's annual Global Risks Report is a window into the collective anxieties of our planet. This year's edition, launched in January 2024, paints a picture of a world teetering on a tightrope, facing a precarious balance between immediate challenges and long-term existential threats.

Global risks in focus: Disinformation tops short-term threats, Environmental catastrophe looms large

The World Economic Forum (WEF) warned on Wednesday (Jan 10) that artificial intelligence (AI) driven misinformation and disinformation will pose great global risk this year and the next, especially, with elections lined-up in major countries and economies.

WEF warns AI-driven disinformation may pose risk to elections around the world

Microsoft chief on Saturday (Nov 11) accused Russia of disseminating "disinformation" about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas as tensions soar in the Middle East region.

Microsoft chief Brad Smith says Russia spreading 'disinformation' about Israel-Hamas war

An official US report has indicated that the Pakistani media has come under the claws of China as Beijing is vying to reshape the information environment with the help of a "nerve centre", termed as an "example of Beijing’s ambition to assume direct control over a close partner’s domestic information environment.

China vying to control Pakistani media with the help of proposed 'nerve centre': US report

China lashed out at the United States, on Saturday (Sep 30) and called it a true “empire of lies” after the US State Department accused Beijing of spending billions of dollars every year to spread disinformation across the world.

‘Empire of lies’: China lashes out at US, rejects state department disinformation report

The White House on Wednesday released a statement saying that it had come up with a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to stimulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in order to find out and fix flaws in the security system of the United States government infrastructure.

White House to launch AI-based contest aimed at fixing flaws in security systems

Artificial intelligence has also led to the disturbing trend of deepfake porn. Industry leaders who helped build the technology are now warning against the impending AI revolution. There is no stopping advancements in artificial intelligence. Why policymakers and tech giants are failing to control AI now

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The global fight against fake news has received a big setback. Microblogging platform Twitter has exited the European Union's disinformation code, which aims to fight harmful content and fake news.

Elon Musk-owned Twitter exits European Union's Disinformation Code

Twitter is about to withdraw from one of European Union's attempts to combat disinformation, as per a Politico report. According to two people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to speak about internal discussions between the company and the European Commission, the social networking giant owned by Elon Musk is expected to end its participation in the bloc's code of practice on disinformation in the coming days.

Twitter set to pull out from EU code of practice to combat disinformation: Report

World's foremost public health agency, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, cautioned against using artificial intelligence (AI) for public healthcare.

World Health Organization issues warning, says AI in healthcare poses risks, could be misused

Three weeks had passed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. The world and global organisations were expecting Kyiv to fall soon, finding it difficult to believe that the war-hit nation can sustain even a month of offensive.

Deepfake, propaganda and disinformation | How Russia and Ukraine battled the information war

France's leading TV news channel has suspended one of its most senior journalists who is accused of planting multiple stories on his show at the behest of an Israeli disinformation unit.

French news channel suspends anchor for running planted stories at behest of Israeli disinformation unit

An Israeli firm sought to influence more than 30 elections around the world for clients by hacking, sabotage and spreading disinformation, according to an undercover media investigation published recently.

Israeli firm meddled in more than 30 elections: Report

A new report by the human rights organisation Global Witness claims that YouTube and Facebook have contributed to the spread of disinformation during the ongoing election campaign in Brazil.

YouTube and Facebook letting disinformation spread during Brazil election: Report

A study revealed that Facebook failed to label 80 per cent of the posts spreading disinformation about biological weapons theory. A conspiracy theory taking root online and being discussed even in America says that the US is funding use of bioweapons in Ukraine.

Facebook failed to label most posts spreading Ukraine bioweapons disinformation, says study

A human rights group has said in its report that its findings pointed towards the possibility that popular social media platform Facebook nudged users towards climate change denying content than that obtained from reliable sources.

Facebook nudges climate-skeptics towards disinformation, says a study

YouTube was urged by more than 80 fact-checking organisations to better combat disinformation. They offered help to debunk false statements. The fact-checkers called YouTube 'one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation' "Every day, we see that YouTube is one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide," said the groups spanning the globe, from Politifact and the Washington Post in the United States to the Kenya-based Africa Check.

YouTube urged by fact-checkers to fight disinformation

The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it seized 36 Iranian-linked websites, many of them associated with either disinformation activities or violent organisations, taking them offline for violating US sanctions.

US seizes 36 Iranian-linked websites for alleged disinformation

Do you believe everything you read on social media? Do you verify the content churned out to you across networking platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram?

Fake news travels six times faster on Twitter than real news: MIT study

Twitter launched on Wednesday an emoji for the European Parliament elections in May, seeking to provide a visual link to channel conversations around a vote set to affect the European Union in the coming years.

Twitter launches emoji for European Parliament elections in May

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