This year, a worrisome trend in local disinformation from YouTube channels became more prominent. It takes only one YouTube video uploaded across social media channels to be a super-spreader of misinformation.
A coalition of lawyers, academe, civil society and advocacy groups both local and international is calling on Facebook to provide transparency and increased resources against disinformation as the 2022 polls draw near.
The color change happens due to an FB feature called Text Delight.
The lone representative of Southeast Asia in Facebook’s Oversight Board (OB) asserted that the body should be “as independent as it could get” even as free expression and human rights advocates caution against high expectations from what is also dubbed as the “supreme court” for the world’s largest social media networking site.
The viral videos took out a crucial clause in Poe's statement.
Facebook users will soon be able to get news through a special in-app tab, with the new feature being rolled out in select cities in the United States yesterday, Oct. 25. This comes as the social media giant faced criticism for being a platform for mis- and disinformation.
Duterte Warriors has been flagged repeatedly by VERA Files Fact Check as a top sharer of several misleading reports published by dubious websites.
We compiled a list of the top issues in the country that triggered the most number of fake news posts this year.
VERA Files Fact Check takes exception to a claim in an article by The Guardian that Facebook was “pushing reporters to prioritize debunking misinformation that affected Facebook advertisers.”
Facebook announced Oct. 23 it has taken down 95 pages and 39 accounts related to spam and clickbait behavior in the Philippines.
