The Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria has called for the review of the National Communication Commission policies to curb hate speech and fake news.
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The Minister of Infomation and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says as the 2019 general elections approaches, fake news phenomenon is assuming more vicious dimension.
The National Association of Social Science Students, Ahmadu Bello University Chapter has launched a campaign to draw the attention of youths and students to the danger of fake news on the Social Media.
With hate speeches and fake news largely blamed for the security challenges in Plateau, the state government has asked the National Broadcasting Commission to sanction media outfits engaged in such activities.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday cautioned Nigerians against the spread of fake news, saying the nation could not afford another civil war.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the opposition is using fake news and hate speech as campaign tools to de-market President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chubuike Rotimi Amaechi, has denied insulting the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal in Lagos while addressing online publishers and bloggers.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday described the growing level of fake news and hate speech in the country as a threat to the National Security.
The Minister, Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that there would be no censorship or coercion of any media organisation in its fight against fake news and hate speech.
The Federal Government on Wednesday admonished Nigerians not to share any information for which they cannot vouch on Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp as a measure to curtail fake news menace.
Jamie Angus, the Director of BBC World Service Group, who featured on Monday’s edition of Channels TV programme, “Sunrise Daily,” said desperate politicians would use the opportunity of the elections to plant and spread malicious stories.
The international media outfit specifically made reference to repellent images circulating in the social media, which the originators purportedly claimed were from recent violence in Jos, Plateau State
The President, who spoke at the State House Conference Hall, Abuja, said good journalism for the good of humanity was panacea for prevalent fake news, disinformation and hate speech
According to the Business Insider news portal, the Google News service with the use of Artificial Intelligence will also highlight the articles a user might be interested in and help in search for detailed information on particular subjects.
“The prime minister has directed that the press statement regarding fake news be withdrawn and the matter beaddressed in the Press Council of India,” a senior official in Modi’s told Reuters.
If the bill becomes law as it stands, those guilty of “creating, offering, [or] publishing fake news” could be fined over 100,000 dollars and jailed for up to 10 years.
“Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred. That is the end result of untruth,” Francis said in the first document by a pope on the subject.
Barely some hours afterTrump declared CNN and New York Times as fake news media, CNN tweeted that the use of the word, fake was used more than once a day, on average.
According to the New York Times, Trump fumed to his national security team at the meeting that the number of immigrants arriving was undermining his campaign pledge to erect strong borders