23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
Most corporations are not going to look out for your privacy. And we now have a federal government intent on using your data for bad purposes. Frank Figliuzzi / @frankfigliuzzi : 23andMe is declaring...
The number of fact-checking sites has declined worldwide, as social media platforms reduce disinformation efforts and false AI content keeps fact-checkers busy
The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off. X: @brookingsfp , @nytimesbusiness , @stuartathompson , @mausellmoli , @nytimesbusiness , @corrie_pikul...
Researchers say ChatGPT can produce clean, convincing text that repeats conspiracy theories and misleading narratives but can sometimes debunk falsehoods too
Researchers used ChatGPT to produce clean, convincing text that repeated conspiracy theories and misleading narratives. Mastodon: @alexcc@mstdn.science . Tweets: @caulfieldtim , @egavactip , @bigmeani...
How Finland, ranked first of 41 European countries in a media literacy survey, teaches students to spot misinformation on social media, starting in preschool
The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here's what other countries can learn from its success. Tweets: @cendemtech , @slwalter123 , @enjig , @manoj_naandi , @ivana...
WHO grants Wikipedia free use of its published data, allowing it to be reposted widely in almost 200 languages and starting with COVID-19 information
making its work openly available for reuse, resharing, and importantly, for translations. #openaccess https://www.nytimes.com/... Anusha / @anushaa100 : So proud of this collaboration between @WHO and...