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Fake news in elections: Now tip off WhatsApp about it using ‘tipline’ People in India can submit misinformation or rumours to the ‘Checkpoint Tipline on WhatsApp’ at +91-9643-000-888 Technology :   WhatsApp  on Tuesday propelled an administration in  India  where more than 200 million clients in the nation can tip off phony news, falsehood and gossipy tidbits identified with races. Propelled by PROTO, a media skilling start-up, the tipline will help make a database of gossipy tidbits to ponder deception amid decisions for Checkpoint – an exploration venture dispatched by WhatsApp, the  Facebook -possessed organization said in an announcement. Individuals in India can submit falsehood or gossipy tidbits to the “Checkpoint Tipline on WhatsApp” at +91-9643-000-888. Burrow Deeper Media and Meedan, who have recently chipped away at deception related activities around the globe, are helping PROTO to build up the check and research structures for India. ...

Putin signs laws on curbing fake, offensive news Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law two set of bills aimed to ban and punish the spread of fake news that pose security risks and news that contain offensive information. International :  Russian President  Vladimir Putin  has marked into law two arrangement of bills expected to boycott and rebuff the spread of phony news that present security dangers and news that contain hostile data. The laws were distributed on Monday on Russia’s legitimate data gateway, Xinhua news office detailed. One of the laws bans the spread of data “under the appearance of trustworthy reports,” which hurts individuals’ life or wellbeing and bothers open request or the activities of open offices. Punishments for damaging these laws shift from 30,000 to 400,000 rubles ($466-6,215) for people, from 60,000 to 900,000 rubles ($932-13,985) for authorities and from 200,000 to 1.5 million rubles ($3,108-23,309) for law...

Facebook expands the fact-checking programme in India to counter fake news   Aditi Mehta     Uncategorized     February 12, 2019   1 Minute Facebook said once a story is rated as false, the platform was able to reduce its distribution by 80% Facebook  Monday said it hosts extended its third-gathering certainty checking program in India, including names like India Today Group, Factly and Fact Crescendo to the list, as the interpersonal interaction goliath hopes to battle the spread of “counterfeit news” on its stage in front of general races this year. Aside from inspecting articles, the US-based organization has additionally furnished checkers with apparatuses to survey photographs and recordings to “help recognize and make a move against more kinds of falsehood”. “Beginning today, India Today Group, Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile, and Fact Crescendo, every one of whom are affirmed through a non-divided International Fact-Checking N...