NEWS: Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 67 crore AI-driven software to track fake news.

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• The Cabinet cleared Rs 67.26-crore ‘Social media analytics solutions’
• A software driven by Artificial Intelligence, to verify digital content and posts on social media platforms to prevent the spreading of fake news.
• The AI software will analyse the digital contents and monitor activities such as terrorism, hate speech, inciting communal violence and kidnapping of children or any anti-social activities disturbing the law and order in society,
• The software will not only do a fact-check, but identifies the source from where the content is generated.
• The project will be implemented under Home Department at all the 31 districts.
• Digital contents spreading hatred on various social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram will be identified and the authorities concerned will be notified.