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Morocco Battles Measles Outbreak Amid Vaccine Rates
Authorities in Morocco have been scrambling to contain an outbreak of measles, a contagious and potentially fatal disease that had nearly been eradicated in the kingdom but has rebounded as vaccination rates have fallen.
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Caroline Kennedy Calls Robert F Kennedy Jr Cousin "Predator" Ahead Of His Key Senate Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces a pivotal Senate hearing Wednesday where he will be grilled on his history of promoting vaccine misinformation and plans to upend US science agencies as he bids to become President Donald Trump's health secretary.
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Covid-19 Misinformation Makes 'Vaccine-Free' A Dating Decision
In a private dating group on Facebook, Renee flaunts herself to like-minded singles as a fit, adventurous Kizomba dancer who at 35 exudes "inner child vibes." But her main draw? She is unvaccinated.
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Meta Rolls Back Policy to Curb COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook, Instagram
Meta Platforms said on Friday a policy that was put in place to curb the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 on Facebook and Instagram would no longer be in effect globally. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including false claims about vaccines...
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Facebook Bans Major US Anti-Vaccination Group Children's Health Defense for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights.
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Monkeypox Outbreak: Three "Ignorant Rumours" Fact-Checked
Misinformation has spread in the month since monkeypox cases began being recorded outside of areas in western and central Africa where it is endemic.
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to Employees: Cancelling Joe Rogan Not 'The Answer'
Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs.
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Joe Rogan Responds to Allegations of Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation via Podcast on Spotify
Joe Rogan has responded to allegations that his Spotify podcast was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines that led to singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the streaming platform.
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Spotify Says It Will Add Content Advisory to Podcasts that Discuss COVID-19 After Joe Rogan Controversy
Spotify on Sunday said that it will add content advisory to podcasts discussing COVID-19 after singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell said they were removing their music from Spotify to protest the airing of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines via Joe Rogan’s podcast.
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How Vaccine Misinformation Left US Children Vulnerable To Omicron
The Covid-19 pandemic took a deadly toll on adults in the United States for two years while largely sparing children from adding to the dire statistics.
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Facebook Pressed on COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation by US State Attorneys General
The attorneys general of 14 US states sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asking if the top disseminators of vaccine disinformation on the platform received special treatment from the company.
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Misinformation On Covid, Vaccines "Resulting In People Dying", WHO Warns
The World Health Organization's Covid-19 chief warned Tuesday "We're not out of the woods" in the fight against the pandemic, even if many people thought it was nearly over.
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YouTube Blocks All Anti-Vaccine Content
YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond COVID-19 to include content that alleges vaccines cause chronic health effects or contains misinformation on the substances in vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.
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Facebook, Amazon Pressed on Efforts to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation by US Congressmen
Facebook and Amazon were called on by US Democratic Representative Adam Schiff to provide a more thorough explanation of their efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
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Morocco Battles Measles Outbreak Amid Vaccine Rates
Authorities in Morocco have been scrambling to contain an outbreak of measles, a contagious and potentially fatal disease that had nearly been eradicated in the kingdom but has rebounded as vaccination rates have fallen.
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Caroline Kennedy Calls Robert F Kennedy Jr Cousin "Predator" Ahead Of His Key Senate Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces a pivotal Senate hearing Wednesday where he will be grilled on his history of promoting vaccine misinformation and plans to upend US science agencies as he bids to become President Donald Trump's health secretary.
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Covid-19 Misinformation Makes 'Vaccine-Free' A Dating Decision
In a private dating group on Facebook, Renee flaunts herself to like-minded singles as a fit, adventurous Kizomba dancer who at 35 exudes "inner child vibes." But her main draw? She is unvaccinated.
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Meta Rolls Back Policy to Curb COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook, Instagram
Meta Platforms said on Friday a policy that was put in place to curb the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 on Facebook and Instagram would no longer be in effect globally. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including false claims about vaccines...
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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims
Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules m...
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Facebook Bans Major US Anti-Vaccination Group Children's Health Defense for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights.
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Monkeypox Outbreak: Three "Ignorant Rumours" Fact-Checked
Misinformation has spread in the month since monkeypox cases began being recorded outside of areas in western and central Africa where it is endemic.
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to Employees: Cancelling Joe Rogan Not 'The Answer'
Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs.
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Joe Rogan Responds to Allegations of Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation via Podcast on Spotify
Joe Rogan has responded to allegations that his Spotify podcast was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines that led to singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the streaming platform.
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Spotify Says It Will Add Content Advisory to Podcasts that Discuss COVID-19 After Joe Rogan Controversy
Spotify on Sunday said that it will add content advisory to podcasts discussing COVID-19 after singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell said they were removing their music from Spotify to protest the airing of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines via Joe Rogan’s podcast.
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How Vaccine Misinformation Left US Children Vulnerable To Omicron
The Covid-19 pandemic took a deadly toll on adults in the United States for two years while largely sparing children from adding to the dire statistics.
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Facebook Pressed on COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation by US State Attorneys General
The attorneys general of 14 US states sent a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asking if the top disseminators of vaccine disinformation on the platform received special treatment from the company.
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Misinformation On Covid, Vaccines "Resulting In People Dying", WHO Warns
The World Health Organization's Covid-19 chief warned Tuesday "We're not out of the woods" in the fight against the pandemic, even if many people thought it was nearly over.
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YouTube Blocks All Anti-Vaccine Content
YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond COVID-19 to include content that alleges vaccines cause chronic health effects or contains misinformation on the substances in vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.
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Facebook, Amazon Pressed on Efforts to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation by US Congressmen
Facebook and Amazon were called on by US Democratic Representative Adam Schiff to provide a more thorough explanation of their efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
