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World Service,18 Nov 2016,23 mins

Fake News And Online Hate

Tech Life

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Is the internet still a force for good as fake news and hate speech cause soul-searching for the likes of Facebook, Google, and Twitter? Plus, as Africa nears one billion mobile phone subscriptions, will connectivity continue to drive the continent's economies? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Zoe Kleinman from BBC Online, and special guest Professor Philip Howard from the Oxford Internet Institute. (Image: Tablet computer with fake news related word-cloud, Credit: Thinkstock).

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