WhatsApp to Bring Its Fake News Verification Model to India for Upcoming Elections
Jul. 20, 2018In response to a second notice for taking steps to curb fake news on its platform,WhatsApp senior executives from its US headquarters and India operations have met the Election Commission for its effort to prevent misuse of the platform in India’s coming election cycle.
Speaking about the verification model,WhatsApp intends to bring the Verificado model to India.Verificado was a collective fact-checking exercise deployed by WhatsApp during recent Mexican elections. The messaging service is undertaking a similar exercise in Brazil, where 24 media outlets have come together to fact-check viral content and rumors.
People familiar with WhatsApp’s developments have said thatthe company is now focusing on “upstream detection” — weeding out ‘suspicious’ users at the registration stage.Additionally, machine learning will be used to detect sequential numbers used to create groups.
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