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Company News
Ministry of ICT Appoints a Taskforce to Ensure Government Communications are Relevant and Comprehensible
The Minister of State for ICT – National Guidance, Hon. Kabbyanga Godfrey Baluku has announced the appointment of a Taskforce…
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Africa
How Facebook is Supporting Elections Across Africa
Social media giant Facebook is helping to build informed and civically engaged communities is central to our work around elections.…
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Company News
UCC Launch New Portal To Fight Fake News
The Uganda Communications Commission launches a new portal, ‘Fast Checker’ through through the Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team (UG-CERT) to…
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News
OMPs and Influencers Must Have a Publication License – UCC
The Uganda Communications Commissions (UCC) has today called on all Online Media Publishers (OMP) and Influencers to register with them…
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Facebook
EU Asks Google, Facebook, Twitter & Mozilla To Do More Against Fake News
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Mozilla must do more to combat fake news as Europeans head towards an election or the…
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Social Media
WhatsApp will limit message forwarding to 5 individuals or groups to fight fake news
In its efforts to fight fake news and it’s spread, Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced that it has globally…
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Facebook
Google, Facebook Need a Regulator – Australian Watchdog
Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants…
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Apps & Software
WhatsApp Said to be Testing a New Feature to Warn Users About Dangerous Links
WhatsApp is said to roll out a new feature called Suspicious Link Detection to tackle fake news on the platform. According to…
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Facebook
Facebook Has Deleted Over 30,000 Accounts in Fight Against Fake News
Facebook has deleted “tens of thousands” of accounts and made changes to its newsfeed algorithm in an attempt to battle…
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