{"id":58139,"date":"2024-02-17T21:43:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/?p=58139"},"modified":"2024-02-17T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T07:00:02","slug":"zicta-warns-against-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news","title":{"rendered":"ZICTA Warns Against Fake News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has warned the public against circulating unverified information on Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>ZICTA Manager Corporate Communications Hanford Chaaba said digital media platforms should be used productivey and responsibly. Mr. Chaaba said the public should verify the accuracy of the information before sharing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The inappropriate usage of digital platforms for purposes such as spreading fake news or sharing<\/p>\n<p>unverified and potentially malicious information could present significant risks that may lead to severe social and economic consequences,\u201d Mr. Chaaba said. A voice note has been going round social media alleging that a named mobile telecommunication service provider may close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently, the Authority has noted with concern the rise in misinformation circulating on several Social media platforms either targeted at individuals or corporate entities.By collectively committing to responsible and productive usage of digital platforms, everyone can contribute to safeguarding the integrity and viability of the digital environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has warned the public against circulating unverified information on Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp. ZICTA Manager Corporate Communications Hanford Chaaba said digital media platforms should be used productivey and responsibly. Mr. Chaaba said the public should verify the accuracy of the information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234,235,233],"class_list":["post-58139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-zambia","tag-zambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ZICTA Warns Against Fake News - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has warned the public against circulating unverif ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ZICTA Warns Against Fake News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has warned the public against circulating unverif ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-17T21:43:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2024\/02\/sm_1708140444.707248.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"418\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ZICTA Warns Against Fake News\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-17T21:43:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news\"},\"wordCount\":176,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2024\/02\/sm_1708140444.707248.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Zambia\",\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/zicta-warns-against-fake-news\",\"name\":\"ZICTA Warns Against Fake News - 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