- Published on November 13, 2018
- In AI Features
Twitter Promises To Curb Fake News Before 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. But Can They Deliver?
- By Abhijeet Katte
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of popular microblogging site Twitter visited India for the very first time this week and met the top leaders of the country. He also attended a fireside chat with the students of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and spoke about how social media shapes the social and political environment of the modern world. Throughout his travel in India, Dorsey made it a point to talk about Twitter’s efforts to curb fake news. He also added that it was an important goal for them to be achieved before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
A recent study by the prestigious journalism research firm, KnightFoundation claimed that despite various efforts, 80 percent of Twitter accounts which were responsible for the misinformation during 2016 US elections were still active till date. Th
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Abhijeet Katte
As a thorough data geek, most of Abhijeet's day is spent in building and writing about intelligent systems. He also has deep interests in philosophy, economics and literature.
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