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COVID-19 Misinformation at US Public Forums Vexes Social Media Platforms, Big Tech
Videos of local government meetings have emerged as the latest vector of COVID-19 misinformation, broadcasting misleading claims about masks and vaccines to millions and creating new challenges for Internet platforms trying to balance the potential harm against the need for government openness.
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TikTok ‘Sounds’ Feature Used to Spread COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation, Think Tank Says
TikTok Sounds, a feature that allows users to add another person's audio to their videos, is being used to promote misleading and harmful content about COVID-19 vaccines, a think tank said in a new report.
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Facebook’s Enforcement on Suicide, Child Nudity Posts Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has affected Facebook’s ability to remove harmful and forbidden material from its platforms, the company said Tuesday. Sending its content moderators to work from home in March led the company to remove less harmful material from Facebook and Instagram around suicide, self-injury, child nudity and sexual exploitation.
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Facebook Removes Trump's Post Over "Harmful COVID Misinformation"
Facebook said Wednesday it had removed a video post by US President Donald Trump in which he contended that children are "almost immune" to the coronavirus, a claim the social network called "harmful COVID misinformation."
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Remove Brazilian President's Video Questioning Virus Quarantine
"We remove content on Facebook and Instagram that violates our terms of use, which do not allow misinformation that could cause physical harm to individuals," Facebook said in a statement in Portuguese.
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COVID-19 Misinformation at US Public Forums Vexes Social Media Platforms, Big Tech
Videos of local government meetings have emerged as the latest vector of COVID-19 misinformation, broadcasting misleading claims about masks and vaccines to millions and creating new challenges for Internet platforms trying to balance the potential harm against the need for government openness.
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TikTok ‘Sounds’ Feature Used to Spread COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation, Think Tank Says
TikTok Sounds, a feature that allows users to add another person's audio to their videos, is being used to promote misleading and harmful content about COVID-19 vaccines, a think tank said in a new report.
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Facebook’s Enforcement on Suicide, Child Nudity Posts Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has affected Facebook’s ability to remove harmful and forbidden material from its platforms, the company said Tuesday. Sending its content moderators to work from home in March led the company to remove less harmful material from Facebook and Instagram around suicide, self-injury, child nudity and sexual exploitation.
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Facebook Removes Trump's Post Over "Harmful COVID Misinformation"
Facebook said Wednesday it had removed a video post by US President Donald Trump in which he contended that children are "almost immune" to the coronavirus, a claim the social network called "harmful COVID misinformation."
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Remove Brazilian President's Video Questioning Virus Quarantine
"We remove content on Facebook and Instagram that violates our terms of use, which do not allow misinformation that could cause physical harm to individuals," Facebook said in a statement in Portuguese.
