Jigsaw will launch anti-misinformation campaign in India . Will include prebunking videos that have been blamed for inciting violence .
London: According to Beth Goldman, Jigsaws head of research and development, the organization would begin a new anti-misinformation campaign in India, which would include prebunking videos that have been blamed for inciting violence.In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Google also deployed its own research and development teams, citing various local languages-Bengali, Hindi, and Marathi-to combat misinformation spreading across India, which has largely included social media, causing political Jigsaw has produced five videos in three languages in 2018 based on false allegations about child abductors, which culminated in mass beatings of over a dozen people, some of whom died.As a result of the Alfred Landecker Foundation, a German pro-democracy charity, the philanthropic investment company Omidyar Network India, and a number of smaller regional partners, the company has regulated the number of times a message can be forwarded.According to the company's most recent analysis on the subject, viewers were 5% more likely to spot false information after watching such videos.Goldman said that the Indian initiative would focus on topics that resonate in the region and empower people to spot and reject false claims.They will have the ability to be deceived in the future.