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Twitter removes MDEC chairman's tweet for promoting debunked Covid-19 remedy
PETALING JAYA: Twitter has removed a tweet by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chairman Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff for promoting a debunked remedy to prevent or cure Covid-19.
MDEC chairman chided for promoting debunked Covid-19 remedy
PETALING JAYA: Promoting a debunked Covid-19 prevention and cure had earned brickbats for Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chairman Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff.
Public trust crumbles amid COVID, fake news: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Trust in governments, business chiefs and media is crumbling amid a perceived mis-handling by leaders of the coronavirus pandemic and a widespread feeling among ordinary citizens that they are being misled, a global survey has found.
Social media firms put 'profit above principle' on fake news, Singapore minister says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Social media firms are hampered by their commercial interests when tackling fake news, Singapore's law minister said, underlining the need for the city-state's law against online falsehoods, which critics say stifles free speech.
Tokyo Olympics organisers say cancellation report 'fake news'
TOKYO (AFP): Tokyo Olympics organisers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday (Jan 12) and said a report claiming cancellation could be discussed next month was "fake news".
Nothing good comes from fake news
PETALING JAYA: Fake news apÂpears to be increasing together with the number of positive Covid-19 cases as Malaysia continues to be hit by a four-digit surge on a daily basis. Besides having their hands full with the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities and media outlets continue to combat fake news to prevent unnecessary confusion and anxiety among Malaysians.
Scrapbooking leads to passion in science
IT only took a newspaper column about science to spark a girl’s interest in the subject.
Factbox: Trump tweets attacked leaders and businesses
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Here are some of the most notable of Donald Trump's 26,000 tweets as president, or on average 18 a day as president. Trump often engaged in name calling, misstated facts in tweets and attacked businesses or political rivals. He often sought to shift media attention by tweeting.
TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin fined for vulgar content as Beijing continues cyberspace crackdown
Regulators said they received more than 900 reports related to pornographic and vulgar content on Douyin last year. In November, the platform reported removing nearly 684,000 accounts due to their promotion of illegal or substandard products.
S. African minister condemns burning of cellphone infrastructure tower
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on Thursday condemned the burning and destruction of cellphone network infrastructure towers by unknown people.
