Tech News

Ukraine: Russia's fight with Big Tech to control the war narrative

From Facebook and Twitter to TikTok, Big Tech is feeling the squeeze from the Kremlin's information war but the platforms aren't taking it lying down.

28 February 2022

Tech News

Ukraine: Meta bans Russian media from running ads amid censorship row

Russia had ordered Meta to stop independent fact-checking of reports from Russian media on Facebook amid a wider crackdown of media in the country.

26 February 2022

The Cube

Ukraine disinformation is spreading. Here’s what you can do to stop it

Disinformation has always been a feature of war. But in an age of unverifiable information being shared on social media, it can be hard to combat.

25 February 2022

The Cube

There is no investigation into UK COVID-19 vaccines, police say

The Metropolitan police stated that it will not be taking any action on complaints from anti-vaccine protesters in the UK.

23 February 2022

Earth News

Over 50% of posts from climate change deniers not labelled on Facebook

"Meta keeps claiming it cares about climate change, but they have failed to stop the spread of misinformation about climate change on their platform."

23 February 2022

Culture news

Has Joe Rogan's controversial podcast suddenly been spiked?

It disappeared at the end of last week, but only briefly.

21 February 2022

The Cube

Debunked: COVID-19 vaccines do not create variants of HIV/AIDS

False claims have suggested a link between Coronavirus jabs and the new HIV variant that emerged in the Netherlands.

10 February 2022

The Cube

Fact check: UK police are not investigating COVID-19 vaccine programme

A number of videos have shown anti-vax protesters handing out fake legal documents to medical workers and other professionals claiming that vaccines are an alleged threat to public health.

8 February 2022

Culture news

Neil Young tells Spotify workers to 'get out of that place'

It's not over. It might never be over.

8 February 2022

Tech News

Spotify says Joe Rogan isn't going anywhere

Spotify acknowledged that podcast episodes featuring racist language were taken down at their urging - but insisted that the company wasn’t Rogan's publisher.

7 February 2022

Tech News

No bleach, no COVID parties: Spotify reveals its content rules

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said he didn't want the company to be a "content censor" after controversy over alleged COVID misinformation in its biggest podcast.

31 January 2022

World News

Spotify adds COVID warnings after Joe Rogan controversy

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said he didn't want the company to be a "content censor" after controversy over alleged COVID misinformation in its biggest podcast.

31 January 2022

The Cube

COVID vaccine misinformation violates human rights, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has condemned the spread of fake news about coronavirus jabs and the pandemic.

28 January 2022

Health news

Inmates sue after receiving Ivermectin to treat COVID without consent

Four inmates in the US state of Arkansas claim they were given Ivermectin after testing positive for COVID, but they say they were told that it was vitamins, antibiotics or steroids.

19 January 2022

World News

Euroviews. Honesty and humility will help combat COVID pseudo-science | View

A trust deficit may be driving low vaccine uptake and conspiracy theories in some European countries. It is within politicians' power to mitigate this, writes Péter Krekó of the Budapest-based Political Capital Institute

17 January 2022

The Cube

YouTube urged to take 'effective' action against misinformation

More than 80 media groups and NGOs have signed an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki.

12 January 2022

Tech News

Tech this week: Drone delivers life saving defibrillator in Sweden

A Swedish man's life is saved with the help of a drone and BMW shows off its new colour-changing car in Las Vegas.

9 January 2022

The Cube

What happened to QAnon after the storming of the US Capitol?

Many of those who stormed the Capitol in January 2021 were followers of the unfounded conspiracy.

6 January 2022

Sweden

Sweden sets up 'psychological defence agency' to fight fake news

The agency, set up ahead of Sweden’s next general election scheduled for September 11, is to defend the country against "inappropriate influences", the authority said.

5 January 2022

The Cube

Euronews' biggest misinformation debunks of 2021

Misinformation about #COVID, vaccines, elections and other major events have spread in 2021. Here are five of Euronews' best debunks from the last 12 months.

27 December 2021