Israel-Gaza conflict: when social media fakes are rampant, news verification is vital: As news of Palestinian militant group Hamas launching a deadly attack on Israel and Israel’s threat of retaliation began to filter across news networks and social media platforms, a wave of misinformation and fake videos rose alongside. In a “tech-first” society, it is …
Blue ticks: what evolutionary theory tells us about the turmoil around social media verification: Paid-for verification can disrupt our expectations about the reliability of profiles on social media Shutterstock / Poca Wander Stock “Integrity,” “Professionalism”, “Creativity” — three of many words I used to see around one of the offices I worked in in New …
Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Blue’ gives verification for a fee – this could make Twitter even less safe for women: Shutterstock/Primakov The elusive “blue tick” on Twitter, once granted to high-profile users like politicians, celebrities and journalists to verify their identity, is now available for purchase. Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, has launched Twitter Blue, a …
Gumtree Launches A New Mobile App With A Location-based Filter And Profile Verification: South Africa’s largest classifieds site, Gumtree.co.za, has launched a new Android and iOS app featuring a host of updated features designed to make navigating the platform more effortless, safer, and faster. The new Gumtree app now automatically filters content and search results …
Why age verification is another flawed attempt to regulate online pornography in the UK: VALUA STUDIO/Shutterstock The UK government has announced that its forthcoming online safety bill will require websites that publish pornography to verify users are over 18. Sites will need to adopt a method of age verification, such as having users provide their …