Meta ends fact-checking programme on Facebook, Instagram

Meta ends fact-checking programme on Facebook, Instagram

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, on Tuesday announced a series of changes to its content moderation practices that would effectively end a fact-checking programme instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media platforms. PREMIUM TIMES reports that the changes will affect Facebook and Instagram, two of the largest social media platforms in the … Read more

CJID Inducts 15 Fellows into its 2024 AI-in-Journalism Fellowship

CJID Inducts 15 Fellows into its 2024 AI-in-Journalism Fellowship

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), with support from Luminate, inducted, on 28th May, 15 journalists and technologists into the maiden edition of its AI-in-Journalism Fellowship. The 15 fellows were selected from over 500 applications from Nigeria and Ghana. According to CJID, the fellowship, the first of its kind in Africa, aligns with … Read more