Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence

NPR  

Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence Enlarge this image toggle caption Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images Facebook is expanding its ban on vaccine misinformation and highlighting official information about how and where to get COVID-19 vaccines as governments race to get more people vaccinated. Sponsor Message In December, Facebook said it would remove claims about COVID-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts, such as posts saying, falsely, that the vaccines contain microchips. Jin said Facebook takes a two-pronged approach to misinformation: cracking down on false claims that could lead to harm, and boosting information from credible sources, like health agencies and non-governmental organizations. Sponsor Message Jin said to help people find accurate information about vaccines and getting vaccinated, Facebook is building on the work it started last year with the COVID-19 information center, a part of its app that links to information from sources such as the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health agencies.

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Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
4 months, 1 week ago

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from …

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
10 months, 2 weeks ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. ___ The Red Cross did not ban people with COVID-19 vaccinations from donating blood CLAIM: The American Red Cross banned people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine from donating blood because it is “tainted.” THE FACTS: No potential donors are deemed ineligible solely …

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight
1 year, 10 months ago

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation. “The question I start with is, ‘Are you a trusted messenger or not?’” said Dr. Seema Yasmin, a Stanford University professor who studies medical misinformation and trains health officials in responding to it. About a quarter …

Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation
2 years ago

Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation

Salon  

OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response. The tool found that many people in Oklahoma City didn't like the word "vaccinate" — a term featured prominently in the health department's marketing campaign. …

Spotify finally explains its COVID-19 misinfo policy, but hints Joe Rogan is safe
2 years, 11 months ago

Spotify finally explains its COVID-19 misinfo policy, but hints Joe Rogan is safe

LA Times  

Following weeks of criticism over Spotify’s controversial podcast host Joe Rogan and the company’s opaque approach to moderating potentially harmful inaccurate content about COVID-19 on its platform, the CEO of the popular streaming service Daniel Ek acknowledged Sunday that “we haven’t been transparent around the policies that guide our content more broadly.” “Based on the feedback over the last several …

Business Highlights: Facebook vaccine claims, retailer woes
3 years, 2 months ago

Business Highlights: Facebook vaccine claims, retailer woes

Associated Press  

___ Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users WASHINGTON — Last spring, as false claims about vaccine safety threatened to undermine the world’s response to COVID-19, researchers at Facebook found they could reduce vaccine misinformation by tweaking how vaccine posts show up on users’ newsfeeds. ___ Google ads gain fuels profit for parent company Alphabet MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — A …

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help. “It drives attention and attention equals eyeballs and eyeballs equal ad revenue.” In an emailed statement, Facebook said it has made …

As anti-vaccine comments began proliferating, Facebook froze
3 years, 2 months ago

As anti-vaccine comments began proliferating, Facebook froze

LA Times  

Protesters against vaccination and mask mandates demonstrate near the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe. “Given these results, I’m assuming we’re hoping to launch ASAP,” one Facebook employee wrote in March, responding to the internal memo about the study. “It drives attention and attention equals eyeballs and eyeballs equal ad revenue.” In an emailed statement, Facebook said it has …

Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In public, Facebook has touted the resources it has dedicated to tackling Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation, even scolding US President Joe Biden for his harsh criticism of the company’s handling of the issue. “We have no idea about the scale of the problem when it comes to comments,” an internal research report posted to Facebook’s …

Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster than expected. Facebook’s press office confirmed in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that the content was removed Sunday …

Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS

The Independent  

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YouTube expands COVID move to block all anti-vaccine content
3 years, 3 months ago

YouTube expands COVID move to block all anti-vaccine content

Al Jazeera  

Aside from anti-COVID-19 misinformation, video-sharing giant will also bar erroneous claims about flu and measles jabs. YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about COVID-19 vaccines to include material that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, the social media giant has announced. YouTube said on Wednesday the expanded policy will apply to “currently administered …

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
3 years, 3 months ago

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims

Associated Press  

YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations. Despite tech companies announcing a string of new rules around COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation during the pandemic, falsehoods have still found big audiences on the platforms. Facebook, which also owns …

Fighting wave of misinformation, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
3 years, 3 months ago

Fighting wave of misinformation, YouTube bans false vaccine claims

LA Times  

YouTube, which is owned by Google, will delete videos that falsely claim vaccines are dangerous or cause health issues. The ban on vaccine misinformation, announced in a blog post Wednesday, comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public. Public health officials have struggled to push back against a steady current …

YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation
3 years, 3 months ago

YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation

CNN  

New York CNN Business — YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday. In a statement provided to CNN Business, YouTube also confirmed it would remove the channels of “several well-known vaccine misinformation spreaders” under the new policy, including one belonging to the …

COVID-19 vaccinations lagging despite FDA’s full approval of Pfizer shots
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 vaccinations lagging despite FDA’s full approval of Pfizer shots

LA Times  

Angela Saveva, 21, a teacher’s assistant at San Fernando Middle School, receives the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from Tracy Jones, a licensed vocational nurse. “We haven’t seen a boost here,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said last week. Santa Clara County, Northern California’s most populous, reported 9,310 first-dose vaccinations in the week before the FDA’s …

Facebook misinformation posts get six times more engagement than genuine news, finds study
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook misinformation posts get six times more engagement than genuine news, finds study

India Today  

Facebook users liked, shared, and interacted six times more with misinformation posts on the platform as compared to genuine news sources, a new study has found. "The study helps add to the growing body of evidence that, despite a variety of mitigation efforts, misinformation has found a comfortable home - and an engaged audience - on Facebook," the report quoted …

Opinion: Fighting vaccine disinformation is crucial to ending the pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Fighting vaccine disinformation is crucial to ending the pandemic

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Ann M. Ravel is the Digital Deception Project director at MapLight and previously served as chair of the Federal Election Commission. According to its policy, YouTube prohibits “content that spreads medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities’ or the World Health Organization’s medical information about COVID-19.” While these short suspensions are grabbing headlines, they’re also obscuring the larger …

Facebook's Most Viewed Article In Early 2021 Raised Doubt About COVID Vaccine
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook's Most Viewed Article In Early 2021 Raised Doubt About COVID Vaccine

NPR  

Facebook's Most Viewed Article In Early 2021 Raised Doubt About COVID Vaccine Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images A news story suggesting the COVID-19 vaccine may have been involved in a doctor's death was the most viewed link on Facebook in the U.S. in the first three months of the year. …

Facebook bans firm behind smearing COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, AstraZeneca
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook bans firm behind smearing COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, AstraZeneca

Daily Mail  

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency emanating from Russia that tried to pay social media influencers to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the social network said on Tuesday. Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a disinformation network operating out of Russia that sought to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by …

Can social media influencers change vaccine skeptics’ minds?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can social media influencers change vaccine skeptics’ minds?

LA Times  

Fashion blogger Abena Antwiwaa, who lives in Aurora, Colo., is one of dozens of influencers who are getting paid to help change the minds of people who are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “It started last year when I saw misinformation that directly affected our department, rumors like police were arresting people without a mask,” said Cornejo, a 10-year …

Let’s Keep the Vaccine Misinformation Problem in Perspective
3 years, 5 months ago

Let’s Keep the Vaccine Misinformation Problem in Perspective

Wired  

With Covid cases surging in parts of the United States and vaccinations proceeding at a crawl, all eyes are on social media platforms. Then, late last week, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced a bill that would strip away Section 230 immunity for vaccine content promoted by social media algorithms. As my former colleague Daniel Engber recently pointed out in …

Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 5 months ago

Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two recent exchanges in recent days on Fox News Channel’s popular morning show, “Fox …

Biden: ‘Killing people’ remark was call for big tech to act
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden: ‘Killing people’ remark was call for big tech to act

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying Monday that he hoped they would not take it “personally” and instead would act to save lives. It comes as the U.S. sees a rise in virus cases and deaths among those who haven’t …

Facebook slams Joe Biden after he claimed they were 'killing people' with COVID-19 misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook slams Joe Biden after he claimed they were 'killing people' with COVID-19 misinformation

Daily Mail  

Facebook has defended itself against U.S. President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is 'killing people' by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate. Zuckerberg V Biden: Facebook has hit back at President Biden after he accused the company of 'killing people' by allowing misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine to circulate on its platform Facebook has defended itself …

Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinformation

India TV News  

President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. Biden, when asked if he had a message for platforms like Facebook where false or misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines has spread, told reporters, “They’re killing people.” “The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated,” …

Joe Biden says Facebook is 'killing people' by carrying COVID-19 misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden says Facebook is 'killing people' by carrying COVID-19 misinformation

ABC  

US President Joe Biden said social media platforms like Facebook "are killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on their platforms, as the administration continued criticising the company. Key points: The Biden administration is arguing Facebook and other platforms need to do more to combat misinformation about coronavirus Facebook claims it is helping to save lives …

Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinfo
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinfo

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. Biden, asked if he had a message for platforms like Facebook where false or misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines has spread, told reporters, “They’re killing people.” “The only pandemic we have is among the …

Biden: Social media ‘killing people’ with COVID misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden: Social media ‘killing people’ with COVID misinformation

Al Jazeera  

Misinformation about the virus and vaccines has spread on platforms including Facebook and Twitter. President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. “Misinformation poses an imminent and insidious threat to our nation’s health,” Murthy said during remarks on Thursday at the White House. Lives are …

‘They’re killing people’: Biden blames social media for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

‘They’re killing people’: Biden blames social media for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

LA Times  

President Biden targeted social media platforms like Facebook on Friday for allowing the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, as many Americans’ resistance to getting the shots has left wide swaths of the country vulnerable to the more contagious Delta variant. President Biden said Friday that misinformation on social media about COVID-19 vaccines was “killing people.” Unlike the increase in …

US steps up fight against COVID-19 misinformation
3 years, 5 months ago

US steps up fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Al Jazeera  

The effort comes as the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed throughout the US, due in part to false claims. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday called for a national effort to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, urging tech companies, health care workers, journalists and everyday Americans to do more to address a problem “that cost us lives”. …

Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines

NPR  

Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP Matt Slocum/AP The largest U.S. database for detecting events that might be vaccine side effects is being used by activists to spread disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Sponsor Message "It's a very valuable system for detecting adverse events, but it has to …

France hit by mystery campaign to discredit Pfizer
3 years, 7 months ago

France hit by mystery campaign to discredit Pfizer

India Today  

French media and social networks were abuzz Tuesday with speculation about a mysterious offer to influencers and YouTube personalities asking them to publicly denigrate the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in return for money. Those targeted by the campaign, who are active in the health and science fields, said they had received an email from an apparently UK-based communications agency offering them …

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows
3 years, 7 months ago

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows

NPR  

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. "The 'Disinformation Dozen' produce …

Covid-19 is a shot in the arm for anti-vaccine movement
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 is a shot in the arm for anti-vaccine movement

Live Mint  

Anti-vaccine campaigners once confined to relatively obscure groups have exploited the coronavirus pandemic to reach a wider audience online, feeding on public fears to sow doubt about the drugs now available. You can find them online among France's yellow vest campaigners, among libertarian groups and New Age proselytisers, according to First Draft, a campaign group that specialises in exposing misinformation. …

Global COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest, says WHO
3 years, 8 months ago

Global COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest, says WHO

India TV News  

The number of new COVID-19 cases per week worldwide has nearly doubled over the past two months, approaching the highest infection rate seen so far during the pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday. He attributed the alarming increase to rapidly spreading variants, inconsistent use and premature easing of public health measures, fatigue of populations with social restrictions, and …

Opinion: The consequences will be deadly if we don’t fight vaccine misinformation
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: The consequences will be deadly if we don’t fight vaccine misinformation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: K. “Vish” Viswanath, PhD, is director of the Harvard T.H. But a large number of people had already refused the vaccines outright or adopted a wait-and-see approach early on in the pandemic due to misinformation or disinformation they saw on social media platforms. That’s why social media companies must do more to combat vaccine misinformation and disinformation. Social …

Biden administration launches $10 million ad campaign, leaders’ network to encourage vaccination
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden administration launches $10 million ad campaign, leaders’ network to encourage vaccination

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a large-scale effort to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, rolling out its first national ad campaign and announcing a national network of community organizations, sports leagues and other leaders to boost confidence in the vaccines. The Department of Health and Human Services is spending $10 million to air four …

Vaccine Black Market is Flourishing on Dark Web. Here's How Much a Jab Costs Illegally
3 years, 9 months ago

Vaccine Black Market is Flourishing on Dark Web. Here's How Much a Jab Costs Illegally

News 18  

Counterfeit vaccine cards and what are being billed as Covid-19 vaccines are now for sale on the dark web, according to a report released Tuesday. Security researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point Software said they’ve discovered listings for Covid-19 vaccines from various brands, such as AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, for up to $1,000 a dose, as well as at …

Biden Administration To Spend $10 Billion On COVID-19 Shots For Hardest-Hit Communities
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden Administration To Spend $10 Billion On COVID-19 Shots For Hardest-Hit Communities

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will spend $10 billion to get COVID-19 shots to low-income communities where the pandemic has hit the hardest but the pace of vaccination has lagged. Especially in the early phases of the vaccine rollout, the people most likely to get inoculated were those who could spend time online making appointments …

Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online
3 years, 9 months ago

Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online

NPR  

Few Facts, Millions Of Clicks: Fearmongering Vaccine Stories Go Viral Online Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images The odds of dying after getting a COVID-19 vaccine are virtually nonexistent. Enlarge this image toggle caption Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long …

Articles Linking COVID-19 Vaccines To Death Seem To Be Driving Misinformation Online
3 years, 9 months ago

Articles Linking COVID-19 Vaccines To Death Seem To Be Driving Misinformation Online

NPR  

Articles Linking COVID-19 Vaccines To Death Seem To Be Driving Misinformation Online Ahead of congressional testimony from the heads of Facebook, Twitter and Google, a new NPR analysis finds that articles linking COVID-19 vaccines to death are driving misinformation online. New reporting from NPR out today shows that a specific type of story about vaccines has been spreading quickly online …

Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat COVID-19 misinfo
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook to label vaccine posts to combat COVID-19 misinfo

Associated Press  

LONDON — Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter COVID-19-related misinformation flourishing on its platforms. “For example, we’re adding a label on posts that discuss the safety of COVID-19 vaccines that notes COVID-19 vaccines go through tests for safety and effectiveness before they’re approved,” Zuckerberg said. “This announcement falls well short of …

Facebook to label all posts about coronavirus vaccines
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook to label all posts about coronavirus vaccines

ABC  

Facebook, which has been criticised by politicians and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines. The social media company said in a blog post it is also launching a tool in the United …

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
3 years, 9 months ago

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media

Associated Press  

With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the vaccines. “It’s a hard situation because we have let this go for so long,” said Jeanine Guidry, an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University who studies social media and health information. …

The battle to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation online
3 years, 9 months ago

The battle to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation online

Al Jazeera  

The rollout of coronavirus vaccines has presented new challenges to social media websites and groups fighting online misinformation. The group has also launched programmes like Don’t Spread the Virus, endorsed by the United Kingdom government, to help online users counter “the scourge of misinformation on coronavirus online”. Facebook bans vaccine misinformation Health officials have long criticised social media sites for …

Facebook says it’s taking on Covid disinformation. So what’s all this?
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook says it’s taking on Covid disinformation. So what’s all this?

Wired  

Getty Images / WIRED Bold black and red text screams “Do you know what’s in a VACCINE?” listing off alleged “toxic” ingredients in garish fonts of erratic sizes. Since Facebook updated its policies against Covid-19 misinformation on February 8, at least 3,200 posts containing the recently forbidden claims about Covid-19 vaccines have been posted on the site. These posts have …

Twitter tackles COVID-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy
3 years, 10 months ago

Twitter tackles COVID-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy

The Hindu  

Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations. Katy Minshall, Twitter’s head of UK public policy, said the company recognised the role it played in giving people credible public health information. “We continue to work with health …

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation
3 years, 10 months ago

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules. The company said Monday that it has started using human reviewers to assess whether tweets violate its policy against COVID vaccine misinformation. “Through the use of the strike system, …

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