After years of denying they could filter out disinformation, the social media giants have suddenly been able to effectively keep…
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Digital platforms are now taking more steps to tackle misinformation about COVID-19 on their services. In a joint statement, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube have pledged to work together to combat misinformation.
The thing about fake news is that it’s designed to look like actual news — just like fake Gucci and real Gucci both look like the same pretentious “fashion”. Otherwise, what’s the point. At some point, even reasonably informed people are going to be suckered by fake news
As we practice social distancing, our embrace of social media gets only tighter. The major social media platforms have emerged as the critical information purveyors for influencing the choices people make during the expanding pandemic. There’s also reason for worry: the World Health Organization is concerned about an “infodemic,” a glut of accurate and inaccurate information about COVID-19.
Look, we know. WhatsApp groups are just the pits. Too many people set them up without a decent reason and…
As can be expected, with the number of people stuck at home due to the COVID-19 virus Facebook has seen…
News and views about coronavirus has spread via social media in a way that no health emergency has done before.
Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok and Instagram have played critical roles in sharing news and information, but also in disseminating rumours and misinformation.
Social media feels so much like a space that is owned by its users that it’s easy to forget that…
The World Health Organisation is wising up to what those trendy kids are doing, creating a TikTok account to share…
The trend of stealing Snapchat’s most original idea continues on Twitter as the social media platform has revealed that it’s…