News Some of the biggest AI foundational models aren’t all that transparent, Stanford’s transparency Index says Foundational AI models are AI systems trained on large datasets that can then be adapted to many specific applications. Kamya PandeyOctober 19, 2023
News What is CrowdTangle and why is Meta planning to retire it? Meta is planning to discontinue the social media research tool CloudTangle, meant for publishers and fact-checkers, etc. What was behind the decision? Sashwata SahaJune 28, 2022
News Google has been sending data from calls and messages on Android to its servers, research finds The data logged by Google can be pieced together to reveal the identities of users in the real world, the paper claimed. Aihik SurMarch 25, 2022
News Indian users want Facebook’s help in identifying fake news, internal researchers found Leaked research files highlight how Indian users felt about misleading content on the platform, along with preferred steps. Nishant KauntiaNovember 17, 2021
News Independent researchers claim Facebook is trying to kill their study on hate speech in India The study was commissioned in mid-2020 but Facebook is delaying completion, say human rights groups involved. Anushka JainNovember 17, 2021
News Twitter’s own research says that its algorithms play favourites with the political right Twitter’s findings confirm what many have been warning about i.e. the amplification of right-wing views on the platform. MitakshOctober 25, 2021
News Explained: Facebook’s tussle with researchers studying its algorithms and political ad data “Facebook has effectively ended all this work,” said one researcher referring to her team’s work of identifying political disinformation and vaccine misinformation on the... Sarvesh MathiAugust 21, 2021
News How tweets with hashtag #CongressToolkit gained momentum: Research What triggered the hashtag #CongressToolkit event, who gave it momentum, and how much of a role did influencers play in this event are some... Sarvesh MathiMay 28, 2021
News WhatsApp-funded study on fake news kicks off in four states; London to drive WhatsApp Pay globally A research project funded by WhatsApp on how fake news affects political behaviour and caste relations is underway in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West... Zaheer MerchantMay 9, 2019
News Facebook funds research on social media’s impact on voting behaviour Facebook has announced its first research grants to study the impact of social media on elections, as part of an effort to prevent manipulation... Aryan BabeleMay 1, 2019