Karachi University News Facebook Scam

Pakistan |2017-09-30 23:02:54

Pemra seeks ARY News response to IB complaint against 'fake news'

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday directed ARY News to respond to a complaint filed by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) against its report on a list of lawmakers suspected of links with banned militant groups allegedly compiled by the IB...

The list first came to light when ARY News programme 'Power Play' aired a report on Sept 25 claiming that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had directed the IB on...

Pakistan |2018-03-24 20:35:03

Local news channel claims to have hired first transgender news anchor

Local news channel Kohenoor News on Friday claimed to be the first in the country to have hired a transgender woman as a news anchor...

Maavia Malik, who launched her career in the entertainment industry as a model, was first seen on Kohenoor News during a Pakistan Day news transmission on March 23...

Pakistan |2019-04-16 21:15:03

Pemra serves notices to ARY, Bol News over 'fake' news regarding cabinet reshuffle

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued show-cause notices to ARY News and Bol News for airing news items regarding a reshuffle in the federal cabinet and change in the portfolios of some federal ministers, it emerged on Tuesday...

The two media outlets had aired the news on Monday morning about a possible reshuffle in the posts for Minister for Finance and Minister of State for Interior held by Asad Umar...

Pakistan |2017-11-25 14:01:25

News channels go off air, Facebook and YouTube blocked in parts of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday afternoon issued a notification prohibiting live coverage of the operation to end the Faizabad sit-in, following which most private news channels were taken off-air in Islamabad and other parts of the country...

"This channel is suspended on orders of Pemra," read a message appearing on multiple news channels...

World |2015-04-22 06:56:34

Facebook shifts News Feed, gives priority to friends

WASHINGTON: Facebook said Tuesday it was reconfiguring its News Feed, in a move aimed at giving people more information about what is happening to “the friends you care about...

The world's biggest social network unveiled changes which decrease reliance on “referral” traffic -- or the sharing of news articles or other content...

Archive |2017-08-04 06:32:03

Facebook steps up fight against fake news

BERLIN: Facebook is to send more potential hoax articles to third-party fact checkers and show their findings below the original post, the world’s largest online social network said on Thursday as it tries to fight so-called fake news...

Facebook has been criticised as being one of the main distribution points for so-called fake news, which many think influenced the 2016 US presidential election...

World |2017-04-07 00:57:30

Facebook adds tips for spotting 'fake news'

Facebook on Thursday ramped up its fight against “fake news” by adding tips on how to tell when shared stories are bogus...

An initiative being launched in the US, France and a dozen other countries added an educational tool in an “awareness display” in news feeds at the leading online social network...

Archive |2016-08-28 07:18:17

Facebook makes trending news feature more automated

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said it is further automating its “trending” stories feature, a move that will scale back human input to prevent personal bias from influencing which stories get highlighted...

The social media giant will rely more heavily on an algorithm to operate the feature — which lists what news or events are hot topics — no longer requiring people to write descriptions, according to a Facebook blog post...

Tech |2016-12-16 00:27:09

Facebook lets users click to report fake news

Facebook announced Thursday it was offering a tool allowing users to report fake news, a move aimed at stemming a wave of misinformation which some claim influenced the 2016 US election...

“We believe in giving people a voice and that we cannot become arbiters of truth ourselves, so we're approaching this problem carefully,” Facebook's vice president Adam Mosseri said in a blog post...

Tech |2017-01-26 14:16:30

Facebook takes aim at fake news with new 'trending' formula

Facebook is updating its "trending" feature that highlights hot topics on its social networking site, part of its effort to root out the kind of fake news stories that critics contend helped Donald Trump become president...

With the changes announced Wednesday, Facebook's trending list will consist of topics being covered by several publishers...

Archive |2017-01-12 06:02:35

New Facebook project to fight ‘fake news’

WASHINGTON: Facebook announced on Wednesday the creation of a Journalism Project aimed at fostering “a healthy news ecosystem” and curbing the spread of fake news...

The move comes with the world’s leading social network under intense pressure for allowing misinformation to flourish and sometimes go viral, with some critics claiming fake news affected the US presidential election...

Tech |2016-11-15 12:06:28

Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites

Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc on Monday announced measures aimed at halting the spread of “fake news” on the internet by targeting how some purveyors of phony content make money: advertising...

Google said it is working on a policy change to prevent websites that misrepresent content from using its AdSense advertising network, while Facebook updated its advertising policies to spell out that its ban on deceptive and...

Tech |2017-03-22 19:12:56

Facebook trials new feature to counter fake news

As promised, Facebook has introduced a 'red-flag' third-party, fact-checking tool to counter the spread of fake news, *The Guardian* reported on Wednesday...

The company had said in January that it will start working with independent fact-checkers to identify fake news and tag such stories with a warning...

Tech |2018-01-12 22:15:05

Facebook updates News Feed to make friends a priority

Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user's news feed...

The change to the way Facebook ranks posts will put more weight on social interactions and relationships, according to News Feed product manager John Hegeman...

Archive |2018-03-21 08:55:10

EU, UK parliaments summon Facebook chief to explain ‘data breach’, ‘fake news’

BRUSSELS/LONDON: The European Parliament and a British parliamentary committee on Tuesday invited Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to speak following revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign harvested data on 50 million users and to answer questions on fake news...

“Facebook needs to clarify before the representatives of 500 million Europeans that personal data is not being used to manipulate...