WhatsApp to pay researchers USD 50,000 to study its fake news epidemic
7 July 2018 6:26 AM GMT
All data from award research efforts will be owned by the researcher, and need not be shared with WhatsApp.
In a stern measure, the netizens have also been asked to give an undertaking to the authorities that they would be personally responsible for the contents uploaded.
WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook are having a tough time battling fake news on the platform and now the messaging platform is taking some outside help.
WhatsApp is offering researchers up to USD 50,000 in grants to study fake news on the platform and also find ways to detect problematic content, Engadget reported.
However, amidst the whole process of analysing content, WhatsApp won't provide any data and all study results will be owners by the researchers.
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( Source : ANI )
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