An Australian tech group backed by Facebook and Google announced on Oct. 11 that it has set up a panel that will address online misinformation. Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI), which is also backed by Twitter and other tech giants, …
Victorian general practitioners were alarmed over fake COVID-19 vaccine bookings of anti-vaxxers, noting that it can affect the slots of vulnerable patients. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) President Dr. Karen Price said that anti-vaxxers would do anything to …
YouTube will remove videos that spread misinformation about all approved vaccines as the video streaming site ramps up efforts against harmful content amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on Sept. 29, YouTube will take down videos that contains harmful misinformation about …
A federal judge in the United States has ordered Facebook to reveal details of accounts linked to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the company had shut down, dismissing the company’s privacy argument as “loaded with irony.” According to a copy …
The Victorian government has closed its construction sites in metropolitan Melbourne after the violent protests happened on Monday. All construction sites in metropolitan Melbourne and the local government areas such as Ballarat, City of Geelong, Mitchell Shire, and Surf Coast …
Wikipedia has banned seven Chinese from its websites around the world following a Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) report of alleged threats to Hong Kong users. According to a media source on Tuesday, the organization has also revoked administrator access …
Egypt has begun on Monday, the trial of a researcher and human rights advocate Patrick George Zaki for spreading false news. The Supreme Procuratorate of National Security of Egypt (SSSP) indicted Zaki for “spreading false information at home and abroad,” …
Canadian anti-vaccination organized protests block hospitals on Monday after being warned not to harass or obstruct healthcare workers. The protesters’ group, National Health Freedom Movement, was founded by two Ontario nurses who promoted COVID-19 conspiracy theories and attended rallies in …
Cardiff University researchers found the existence of a major influence operation executed through comments on Western media content, which spreads disinformation and pro-Russian views. The university’s Crime and Security Research Institute found comments fired at 32 media agencies from 16 …
French police have been urged to step up security around COVID-19 vaccination and testing centers after a string of vandalism in the last month. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has written to police commanders urging them to be more vigilant as …