misinformation

Misinformation and hacktivist campaigns targeting the Philippines skyrocket

Amidst rising tensions with China in the SCS, Resecurity observed a spike in malicious cyber activity targeting the Philippines in Q1…

1 week ago

Russia restricts Twitter in the country amid conflict with Ukraine

Global internet monitor working group NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine. Global internet…

2 years ago

Twitter removed around 130 Iranian accounts for interference in US Presidential debate

Twitter removed around 130 Iranian accounts for attempting to disrupt the public recent US Presidential Debate. The social media giant…

4 years ago

COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation campaigns continue to proliferate

COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation campaigns continue to proliferate around the world, with potentially harmful consequences for society. During a COVID-19…

4 years ago

WhatsApp new policy limits forwarding of viral messages

WhatsApp implements limitations on message forwarding to curb the spread of misinformation about the Coronavirus pandemic. WhatsApp implements a new…

4 years ago

Iranian government blocked Wikipedia Farsi due Coronavirus outbreak

The Coronavirus outbreak is a global emergency, in the last hours Iran is one of the countries with the highest…

4 years ago

Facebook banned Archimedes Group, misinformation made in Israel

A new political misinformation campaign was uncovered and blocked by Facebook, this time it was not operated by Russia but…

5 years ago

Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. voting

Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to influence U.S. Midterm…

5 years ago

Facebook reported and blocked attempts to influence campaign ahead of midterms US elections

Facebook removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages that were involved in a coordinated operation aimed at influencing the midterm…

6 years ago

Twitter removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service

On Tuesday, Twitter announced it had removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service since April in a new…

6 years ago

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