WhatsApp unveils 'tipline' to tackle fake news - Times of India
2 April 2019 1:07 AM GMT
India Business News: "Launched by PROTO, an India-based media skilling startup, this tipline will help create a database of rumours to study misinformation during election
- Launched by PROTO, an India-based media skilling startup, this tipline will help create a database of rumours to study misinformation during elections for Checkpoint - a research project commissioned and technically assisted by WhatsApp," the Facebook-owned company said in a statement.
- It added that starting Tuesday, people in India can submit misinformation or rumours they receive to the Checkpoint Tipline on WhatsApp (+91-9643-000-888).
- In its statement on Tuesday, WhatsApp said Dig Deeper Media and Meedan - which have previously worked on misinformation-related projects around the world - are helping PROTO to develop the verification and research frameworks for India.
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