Tag: Misleading

Due to the growing use of AI, Twitter is having trouble preventing the spread of misleading content across its platform. Today, it has announced Community Notes as an attempt to handle the issue.

Anushe Fawaz · May 31, 2023 with 2 comments

Twitter has rolled out a new change that now warns users when they try to 'like' a misleading tweet. All disputed claims such as those by Donald Trump now encourage users to visit credible sources.

Usama Jawad · Nov 24, 2020 with 35 comments

Twitter has detailed its ongoing efforts to curb the spread of fake news related to the U.S. presidential elections. The company will also be reverting some product changes that had a negative impact.

Usama Jawad · Nov 12, 2020 with 50 comments

Twitter is to start labelling misleading information about COVID-19. Depending on the level of harm the Tweet can cause it'll be labelled, come with an overlay warning, or be removed entirely.

Paul Hill · May 11, 2020 with 33 comments

It appears that Facebook is testing a "Downvote" button which allows users to mark questionable comments as misleading, offensive, or off-topic. However, it is only intended for comment moderation.

Usama Jawad · Feb 9, 2018 · Hot! with 18 comments

After unveiling its two Optane products to the press in a briefing on March 15, Intel later sent out a deck of slides. Trouble is, important slides were missing from both product presentations.

Florin Bodnarescu · Mar 31, 2017 · Hot! with 32 comments

Staff at Carphone Warehouse, the UK-based mobile communications retailer, are alleged to be misleading customers about Apple's iPhone insurance policy, the BBC has claimed. The information being communicated to prospective buyers or customers, who expressed...

Steven Parker · Dec 3, 2007 · Hot! with 5 comments

Dell Computers has been banned from showing a television advert that misleads customers over the price of one of its PC systems. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that the ad breached Committee of Advertising...

Steven Parker · Jun 1, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

"In recent years, there's been a tendency for retail releases to list both minimum and recommended system requirements. Has this helped inform the potential buyer a lot more than before? I don't think so. There's...

Marcel Klum · Jun 9, 2003 with 1 comment