Instead of blaming tech companies for exposing children to harmful content in the virtual universe, we should consider the role of other stakeholders as well. Recently, the BBC’s investigative reporter played a 13-year-old girl to participate in VRChat. This is an online virtual platform where users can interact with each other through 3D avatars through […]
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Risk of misinformation becoming a ‘pandemic’ in 2022
Experts believe that the battle with disinformation will become more difficult in 2022, but not without a way out. Mike Caulfield, a researcher at the University of Washington, said conspiracy theories and disinformation like QAnon, Covid-19 and 2020 election manipulation will “get bigger and further away from the truth”. One reason disinformation is becoming more […]
Google received 5 penalties for not removing illegal content
On August 17, the Tagansky District Court, Moscow, issued 5 fines against Google totaling up to $ 190,000 for not removing prohibited content including pornographic material or posting content deemed extremist. (Source: themoscowtimes.com) A court in Moscow, Russia, on August 17 fined Google technology corporation (USA) for not removing content banned in Russia. In recent […]
Timmy TV fined 15 million dong, asked to close the channel
Ho Chi Minh City has just issued a decision to sanction YouTube channel owner Timmy for superstitious and inappropriate content for children, and asked to close the channel. On May 27, the inspector of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City signed a decision to sanction administrative violations with the subject […]