In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the world's biggest social platforms have begun taking action against misinformation.
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the world’s biggest social platforms have begun taking action against misinformation.
With the coronavirus spreading to new places across the world, international panic continues to ensue online. Simultaneously, the company will be removing “false claims and conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organisations”. Like on Facebook, users who conduct coronavirus-related searches will be provided with an “educational pop-up with credible information”. Furthermore, health organisations will be given free ad credits to run informative coronavirus campaigns.Searching for the virus on Twitter will provide users with a link to the website of relevant health authorities where they can find the latest information about the outbreak. Likewise, on YouTube, the first search result is a link to the WHO’s site.
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