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Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms
National
/ 24 April 2025

Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms

The media freedom group said a provisional report by the Competition Commission in February ‘clearly recognises journalism’s value in the content circulating on online platforms’

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Editorial: Support uncaptured journalism
Editorial
/ 28 February 2025

Editorial: Support uncaptured journalism

The Competition Commission’s findings regarding search engines and social media platforms is positive, but the media’s salvation lies with its readers

By Editorial
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/ 3 June 2009

Microsoft says search is sick, Bing is the cure

Microsoft is inventing a malady for which its web search site, Bing, is the only cure. That’s the premise of the -million, four-month ad campaign.

By Jessica Mintz
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/ 29 November 2008

Listing scandal hits Chinese internet giant

Internet giant Baidu has promised to overhaul its operations after accusations it allowed unlicensed medical services to buy high search rankings.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 October 2008

What do you search for on the internet?

Google provides insight into the web-search habits of South Africans and users around the world, writes Craig Rodney.

By Craig Rodney
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/ 15 October 2008

Googling is good for geriatrics

A team of United States researchers has found that searching the internet stimulates brain activity in the elderly and middle-aged.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 September 2008

Teaching words to computers

The internet got smarter this week with the release of a semantic map that teaches computers the meanings behind words.

By Glenn Chapman
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/ 29 July 2008

Ex-Google brainiacs launch rival search engine

A group of former Google engineers on Monday launched a rival internet search engine, Cuil.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2008

Yahoo! reaches deal with Icahn to end proxy battle

Yahoo! announced on Monday it has reached an agreement with corporate raider Carl Icahn, ending his effort to oust the internet giant’s board.

By Staff Reporter

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