Tag: daily mail
Vodafone partners with Mail Force Computers for Kids Initiative
Vodafone Schools Connected with Dev Griffin @ Salusbury School Vodafone has today announced that it is working with the Mail Force Computers for Kids initiative to extend its schools.connected programme. This emergency package is intended to help children who are struggling to complete lessons and schoolwork because of poor-quality internet…
NewsGuard ‘fake news’ detection tool officially launches in UK
An online misinformation tool which rates news websites on their trustworthiness has launched in the UK. NewsGuard, which can be downloaded to a web browser or used on mobile phones through Microsoft’s Edge browser, uses human teams of journalists and analysts to assess and rate the credibility of news sites. It then awards them a…
Microsoft tool improves rating for Mail Online after labelling it ‘untrustworthy’
A fake news tool for the Microsoft Edge web browser has changed its rating for the Mail Online, having previously warned users the site failed to maintain “basic standards of accuracy and accountability”. NewsGuard, a tool which says it uses a team of experienced journalists to analyse and rate news websites, had shown users the…
Microsoft Fake News tool warns users not to trust Mail Online
The NewsGuard tool warning users about trusting the Mail Online (Screenshot/PA) An online tool designed to combat fake news is warning users not to trust the Mail Online website. NewsGuard, a tool used by Microsoft’s Edge web browser, uses a team of experienced journalists to analyse and rate news websites. It shows an…
Daily Mail blow “Terror Hack” out of all proportion
The above image is tomorrow morning's (13th Jan) Daily Mail frontpage - and as you can see it is screaming about a so-called "Terror Hack". The piece begins "Islamist fanatics made chilling threats against allied soldiers last night b hacking into sensitive US military accounts". The story, the same version of which at the time…
Could the Daily Mail actually be RIGHT? Does web usage harm a child's mental health?
"Heavy web use harms a child's mental health: Every hour raises risk, warns watchdog", screams the front page of today's Daily Mail, in typical Mail style. As you might imagine, being a citizen of the internet I was ready and…
Daily Mail journalist suffers the wrath of bloggers
“Julie Moult is an idiot”. That’s if you believe a Google search for her name, anyway. Almost every link on the front page of the results is accusing the Daily Mail journalist of idiocy. It’s a rather ironic turn of events for the poor lady…
