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Facebook removed a Trump post because it violated the company's policies banning 'harmful COVID misinformation'
Facebook reportedly said this was the first time it had taken down a post by President Donald Trump…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Twitter introduces labels and warnings to fight Covid-19 misinformation
Twitter on Monday started introducing new labels and warning messages that will provide additional …
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Spotify plans to remove Neil Young's music from its streaming platform after the musician delivered an ultimatum over Joe Rogan's podcast
The Grammy-winning musician asked his label to remove him from the platform over his objections to …
Francis Agustin
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TikTok's algorithm shows anti-vaccine videos to children as young as 9, researchers say
Users under 13 can easily circumvent Tik Tok's age restrictions, exposing themselves to harmful COV…
Francis Agustin
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Facebook scientists asked to study COVID-19 misinformation at the beginning of the pandemic, but Facebook ignored them, a report says
Facebook scientists asked for resources to study the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, two people …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Spotify removes Neil Young's music upon request over Joe Rogan's COVID misinformation
The musician previously wrote in a now-deleted open letter that Spotify could "have Rogan or Young.…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Facebook has no idea how far COVID-19 vaccine misinformation has spread.
Facebook data scientists told the New York Times that they asked the company for help to measure mi…
Katie Canales
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Activists and healthcare professionals are trying to stomp out anti-vaxx info online - but social media algorithms are working against them
Algorithms are 'separating audiences' as moderators deal with disinformation, unsafe medical practi…
Francis Agustin
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WHO chief backs Neil Young after the singer demanded Spotify either drop Joe Rogan from its platform or remove his music from the service
Young made the request because several episodes of Rogan's podcast have promoted false claims about…
Matthew Loh
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The White House isn't letting Facebook off the hook for allowing misinformation to spread on its platforms
"Facebook needs to move more quickly to remove violative posts," White House press secretary Jen Ps…
Allana Akhtar
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Nicki Minaj's vaccine tweets were the latest test of social media's imperfect system for stopping misinformation's spread
The White House has pointed to online misinformation as a roadblock to getting more Americans vacci…
Allana Akhtar
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Amazon and Nike are among major brands advertising on websites that spread COVID-19 misinformation, report says
Amazon services ads, along with those from other major companies, were found on more than 30 sites …
Zahra Tayeb
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Neil Young wants his music pulled from Spotify over COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: 'They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.'
Earlier this month, 270 health professionals called on Spotify to mitigate the spread of misinforma…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Twitter says it will ban users who repeatedly post misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines
Twitter will use automated and human reviewers to identify and label misleading posts about COVID-1…
Allana Akhtar
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Twitter temporarily blocked the Trump campaign from tweeting after it shared a video of the president spreading COVID-19 misinformation
Twitter said President Donald Trump's tweet containing false claims about children's risk of becomi…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Twitter has apologized for slapping a COVID-19 label on tweets about 5G, but experts say the platform's algorithm could be encouraging the spread of conspiracy theories
Twitter users have noticed the platform marking tweets mentioning "5G" or "oxygen" with a warning a…
Paige Leskin
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Barely any of the doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation were ever disciplined, the Washington Post found
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers in several states are pushing to make it even harder for their stat…
Katie Hawkinson
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Facebook expanded its rules on posting misinformation and will remove all false claims about COVID vaccines, including that they cause autism
Facebook also said it is working with the World Health Organization to remove misinformation about …
Natasha Dailey
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YouTube just suspended OANN after it said the conservative media outlet promoted a fake cure for COVID-19
YouTube suspended OANN for violating the site's misinformation policy after the conservative news o…
Katie Canales
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Red Cross leader urged countries to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, which he called a 'parallel pandemic' to the disease
Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,…