Fake news spreads much faster on Twitter than true news, study finds
The study, which Aral said took about two years to complete, found that it took true news stories about six times longer to reach 1,500 people on Twitter than stories that were false. False stories, the study said, “diffused significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth in …
On Twitter, fake news travels six times faster than the truth, study finds
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign. They found that "fake news" sped through Twitter "farther, faster … Read More
Reddit Banned Me. So Why Didn’t Google And Facebook?
I was leafing through my recent copy of Esquire magazine when I noticed an ad for chewing tobacco. The ad is interrupted with copy that takes up 1/4 of the advertisement. Warning: This product can cause mouth cancer. Knowing what we know about tobacco and health, should Esquire even allow …
That Facebook ‘friend’ might actually be a con artist
A Lafayette woman in her 70s thought her Facebook friend was giving her sound advice about how to tap into a grant for some extra money. Problem was, it wasn't her friend. Someone in essence cloned her real friend's Facebook profile, assuming that person's Facebook identity in this Lafayette … Read …
Before elected Labour leader, Corbyn was part of an anti-Semitic Facebook group
“That Jeremy Corbyn was a member of a Facebook group frequented by anti-Semites, Holocaust deniers and Israel-hating conspiracy theorists is both appalling and utterly unsurprising. We have long known about the kind of company that he keeps and this is simply further confirmation of a deeply … Read More
SRK Receives ECGC Indian Exporters Excellence Award
SRK, a company with over four decades of contribution to the diamond industry, was recognised for its social contribution in exports of the Indian economy, its efficient customer service, commitment to high quality product and ethical business practice. As a leading exporter, SRK exports most of its … Read More
New social media-free phone perfect for parents concerned by kids’ smartphone use
On Monday, a widely-shared article called "Porn is not the worst thing on Musical.ly" terrified parents who let their kids use the lip-synching app. It also furthered the conversation about safe cell phone alternatives for kids to stay connected to their parents without exposure to the dark side of social …
Fake News: Lies spread faster on social media than truth does
Falsehoods spread like wildfire on social media, getting quicker and longer-lasting pickup than the truth, researchers reported on Thursday. A deep dive into Twitter shows that false news was re-tweeted more often than true news was, and carried further. “Falsehood diffused significantly farther, faster, … Read More
Hailey Knox sings about what it’s like to grow up in the age of social media
Rising star Hailey Knox is serving some serious truth with 'Don't Got One' – her song that directly confronts what it is like to grow up in the age of social media. … artist emerging with the help of platforms like YouTube and YouNow, she isn't afraid to speak about …
Planning To Maximise AI Customer Experience
Delivering a positive customer experience is an important differentiator for many businesses, and AI and machine learning are now poised to transform business communications, introducing automation to make it much more effective. Many businesses are already automating some of their interactions, … Read More