Screenshot captured by Gizmodo In December, Facebook said that it would start flagging “disputed” stories in an attempt to warn users about fake news and they have just launched that feature. Gizmodo on Friday published a screen shot showing that a story from the...
Listen to Larry’s 1-minute CBS News Tech Talk segment about Facebook’s new tools By Larry Magid In 2010, ConnectSafely helped organize two meetings with Facebook staff over how the service could help prevent suicides. One meeting was at the company’s...
The official U.S. event will by hosted by ConnectSafely.org at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The U.S. event will bring together elementary, middle school and high school students and online safety experts, youth advocates and leading technology...
We recently helped a 17-year-old get a topless photo and fake profile removed from a social networking site. But even though content was deleted from the service, the picture and fake profile lived on as “cached” or archived content in the Google Search...
Online fake news and “urban legends” have been around for decades but it’s become a major issue in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. During this period, millions of people were exposed to fake stories about the candidates, often posted on...
