Fake news: News marked false by PIB to be taken down

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Role of Media and Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges   Source: TH  Direction: The article tries to cover the larger issue of fake news in India along with ways to curb fake news and some best practices.    Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a …

Fake news and spread of disinformation through social media has far reaching consequences. There needs to be a structured legal regime in order to curb it and hold the guilty accountable. Examine.

Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money laundering and its prevention. 5. Fake news and spread of disinformation through social media has far reaching consequences. There needs to be a structured legal regime in order to curb it …

Insights into Editorial: Do we have a grip on disinformation in 2021?

  Context: Disinformation, or “fake news”, is a malaise that has been worsened by the infodemic of the social media age. In the last few years, it has been used as an effective weapon to polarise communities and upset democratic processes. Even if the fake news is not an electoral agenda, it is in the …