Social media platform WhatsApp has launched a new feature it hopes will make discourse more truthful. “Search the web” allows users to click on a small magnifying-glass image next to posts shared…
On International Literacy Day, Three Gadgets that Changed How We Read Forever
The written word has come a long, long way since Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 16th century – from Shakespeare folios, through Gothic horror, feminist samizdat, modern journalism and,…
Storyful CCO Lisa McDonald: “Tech-Alone is Not Enough”
You may well have heard of Storyful, a social media intelligence firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Since its foundation in 2009, by award-winning broadcast journalist Mark Little, the company has become a…
Factmata Wins $1m More for its Fight Against Fake News
UK-based fact-checking startup Factmata has won a $1 million funding round. The company, whose 25-year-old founder Dhruv Ghulati drew headlines last year having successfully blind-pitched Mark Cuban, was given its latest round…
Las Vegas Shooting: Social Media Has Failed America Again
As information about Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas emerges, the United States has reverted to its usual polarized self, forcing voices on either side of the gun control debate into ever-decreasing circles…