Kunming, Yunnan, Sept. 7 -- The United Nations (UN) has called for a more humane information space, noting that a global survey shows much of the world now gets its information from social media, even though online platforms are not designed to promote sober facts or constructive solutions.

UN Under Secretary General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming said that most social media platforms are powered by algorithms designed to amplify sensational content.

"And recently, some generative AI tools have set off new alarm bells with the rise of fake news sites made to look like the real thing, and the spread of deepfakes that are so convincing and so personalized that even seasoned journalists and fact-checkers are struggling to spot t...