On 5 May, POFMA issued two correction directions to the STT Facebook page and Tan for communicating a falsehood published by Singapore States Times on COVID-19 cases in schools, which imply that at least 50 students and teachers had become infected with COVID-19 by 3 April 2020 as a result of transmission in schools. This includes the two working days a minister has to decide whether to allow an appeal, and the six working days the court has to fix a hearing date after an aggrieved person files an appeal and appears before a duty registrar to ask for an urgent hearing. “As a result, more people believe false things than would otherwise, full stop.”Â. For the latest breaking news, top stories, politics, business, sports, lifestyle and entertainment from Kenya and around the world. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. Citizen Browser, Jon Keegan SPH Digital News / Copyright © 2021 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. 58K likes. Colin Lecher, and Snapshots from the Facebook feeds of our Citizen Browser panelists illuminate how Facebook’s recommendation algorithm siloes information on the platform. Share. … Read 3 articles daily and stand to win ST rewards, including the ST News Tablet worth $398. An image of two contrasting Facebook posts. We’re a nonprofit newsroom that brings tech expertise to tech reporting. Mr Xu's Facebook post, titled "What the POFMA appeal timeframe means in a General Election", was published on Friday (Oct 4) morning. As we look at the events of this and last week it does question if our way of life is nearing the end. In a 2019 blog post, the company argued that it wasn’t “an appropriate role for us to referee political debates and prevent a politician’s speech from reaching its audience.”, “My guess would be that Facebook doesn’t fact-check Donald Trump not because of a concern for free speech or democracy, but because of a concern for their bottom line,” said Ethan Porter, an assistant professor at George Washington University who has researched false information on the platform.Â, After years of controversy, Facebook indefinitely suspended Trump, who had 150 million followers, after the riot at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, saying the risks of keeping him on the service were now too great. The Real Singapore has since taken over the website and Facebook page, with the Facebook url now changed.” STR’s refusal to comply with correction directions One by Trump where he shares a supposed report that alleges election fraud that would swing the victory to Trump. We found more than 330 users in the sample who saw posts that were flagged because they were false, devoid of context, or related to an especially controversial issue, like the presidential election. Our panelists saw 682 flagged posts, with labels added either to the bottom or directly over the posts. But data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project, which tracks a nationwide panel of Facebook users’ feeds, shows how unevenly those labels were applied: Posts were rarely called “false,” even when they contained debunked conspiracy theories. Your contributions help us investigate how technology influences our society. While Biden shared an obituary for Chuck Yeager that was flaged "Joe Biden is the President of the United States. And posts by Donald Trump were treated with the less direct flags, even when they contained lies. Facebook instead used flags for “missing context” relatively freely—about 38 times in our sample. US & Canada News News: NEW YORK: An Indian citizen has pleaded guilty to operating a fraud scheme by falsely representing as an employee of the US immigration service in whi. Data Reporter. After closing many businesses and stay at home orders, it seemed that the people were finally coming to their senses and putting the risk of disease into its proper perspective. Facebook labelled this "Both voting by mail and voting in person have a long history of trustworthiness in the US. We believe in helping our communities solve issues, set visions and being a force of positive change. 33 talking about this. It asked: "Is there a risk of this legislation being used to silence critics for a crucial 9 days in the lead up to an election?". In these days of increased expenses, decreased revenue and a more-uncertain-than-ever future, our local officials need to find new ways to save money. That post only had a “related articles” note appended to the bottom that directed users to a fact-check article, making it much less obvious that the post was untrue. Sign up to get The Markup newsletter in your inbox every Saturday. Frank Sinatra visits Mayor Richard Daley’s office. After we asked Facebook about this, an additional warning was added. PM Lee asks The Online Citizen to remove 'libellous' article and Facebook post, or face legal action Letter says they repeat false allegations over 38 Oxley Road made against him by his sister They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. But Facebook and its partners used the “false” label sparingly—only 12 times. Facebook appended a note over the top: The information was false. Free wifi, movies and XL beds come as standard. 14 O' Henry Ave Asheville, NC 28801 Newspaper Share. Asheville Citizen Times, Asheville, North Carolina. In total, we saw 18 different flags, from the labels for “false” and “missing context” to other warnings for graphic content and altered photos—many of which appeared on only one or two posts. It defines a falsehood as a statement of fact that is false or misleading, and government ministers have said that opinions, criticisms, satire or parody will not come under it. And posts by Donald Trump were treated with the less direct flags, even when they contained lies. was published on Saturday. 198402868E. MCI said in a post on its Facebook page that the post by TOC's chief editor Terry Xu and the article on TOC's website, for example, "incorrectly assert that ministers can use the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) during the elections to restrict and curtail online content". Plus watch breaking news on Citizen tv Live. Ms Opoku, a Ghanaian based in the USA, was detained at the Kotoka International Airport and her passport seized by the GIS upon her arrival on October 12, 2020, following an ex-parte order obtained by her husband, Raymond Yankey Blay, a USA citizen, who currently lives in Ghana. The article by Ghui on TOC's website, titled "Has anyone thought about this one way top down enforcement of so called 'fake news'?" A new tool from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project. Everyone has had to face numerous challenges this past year, including the present. Big Tech Is Watching You. Asheville North Carolina News - citizen-times is the home page of The Citizen Times with in depth local news, sports and entertainment. The use of the “missing context” label led to some odd distinctions about what is false. An image of two constrasting Facebook posts that were given less common flags. Facebook flagged this post with a seemingly automated flag that reads "See the results and other info about the 2020 US Election". The Markup shared the underlying data for this story with Facebook. We believe in helping our communities solve issues, set visions and being a force of positive change. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons license. Independent journalism is essential to a healthy society, and your support is essential to independent journalism. An image of two constrasting Facebook posts that were both flagged by Facebook with the message of "False Information: The same information was checked in another post by independant fact-checkers". Kamala Harris is the Vice President". You must credit The Markup. But that could change. The post said, “Alex Tan, an Australian and Singaporean dual citizenship holder, has since responded to the POFMA order on Facebook by declaring the shut down of States Times Review. Accessibility Help The gift link for this subscriber-only article has expired. It is disingenuous to talk about the need for voters to know 'what actually happened', while suggesting that falsehoods should be allowed to go unaddressed during an election period," the ministries added. 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"The robust safeguards on the use of Pofma will continue to be in place during the elections. The Citizen Voice & Times is a weekly publication serving all of Estill County. All done! Among our panelists who voted for Trump, 9.3 percent had flagged posts appear on their feeds, as opposed to only 2.4 percent of Biden voters. In contrast, Joe Biden’s posts were given several flags as well, but they were limited to notes simply saying he had won the election.