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Elon Musk has a 'huge responsibility' to tackle vaccine misinformation on Twitter, WHO official says
"We wish Mr Musk luck with his endeavours to improve the quality of information that we all receive…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Nicki Minaj told her 157M followers on Instagram that she was locked in 'Twitter jail.' Twitter denies it.
The rapper has been accused of making false or misleading claims on social media related to the COV…
Emily Walsh
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Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for spreading COVID-19 misinformation
"We permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinforma…
Yelena Dzhanova,John L. Dorman
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Singer Omarion responds to people jokingly using his name instead of 'Omicron' for the new coronavirus variant
The "Touch" singer began trending when people on Black Twitter started calling the Omicron virus va…
Yasmin Garaad
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Twitter bans anti-vaxxer who pushed the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 shots make people magnetic
Dr Sherri Tenpenny, an osteopath and prominent anti-vaxxer, recently told Ohio lawmakers that the v…
Mia Jankowicz
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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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MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid slams Nicki Minaj for using her platform to share she's not vaccinated. The rapper responded.
Reid said she's disappointed that the rapper used her platform "to encourage our community to not p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account has been suspended for a week for spreading COVID-19 misinformation
The Republican lawmaker got booted after she wrote on Twitter on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines are …
Oma Seddiq
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Just 12 people are responsible for the majority of COVID-19 conspiracy theories online, study finds. JFK's anti-vaxxer nephew is one of the 'disinformation dozen.'
John F Kennedy's nephew is one of the "disinformation dozen" responsible for 65 percent of the COVI…
Joshua Zitser
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A software engineer has made a bot that tweets whenever new COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available in New York City
TurboVax is a bot that tweets whenever appointment slots open up at City- and State-run coronavirus…
Grace Dean
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Joe Rogan interviewed a doctor who's been kicked off Twitter for misinformation. Doctors and scientists say it's time for Spotify to better police its podcasts.
270 experts in health and medicine signed an open letter stating Spotify's role in airing misinform…
Allana Akhtar
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Twitter removed tweets that criticized India's COVID-19 response after the country's government asked it to do so
More new COVID-19 cases are being diagnosed in India each day than in the entirety of North America…
Connor Perrett
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How bots like 'TurboVax' boosted states in the rush to vaccinate America
When software engineers struggled to find appointments for themselves, family, and friends, they pu…
Connor Perrett
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Twitter Gratitude emoji aims to bring back positivity in these times of gloom
Less than a month after Facebook added the ‘Care’ emoji to its platform, social media giant Twitter…
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Trump's first tweet about a 'Chinese virus' caused an increase of anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter, study finds
The study comes after a massive increase in attacks on Asians in the US during the coronavirus pand…
Bill Bostock
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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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Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online
During the pandemic, misinformation about public health guidelines spread on Facebook, Twitter, You…
Allana Akhtar
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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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A California man in his early 30s who derided vaccines on Twitter and Instagram died of COVID-19
Stephen Harmon mocked vaccines and their proponents on social media, and even from the hospital whi…
Ashley Collman
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Twitter's systems have checked more than 3.4 million accounts for manipulating COVID-19 discussions
The power of a uniquely open service during a public health emergency is crystal clear, says Mah…