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Jul 16 2021
Opinion
The Government Should Stop Telling Facebook To Suppress COVID-19 'Misinformation'
The federal government is stepping up its effort to purge the internet of COVID-19 "misinformation." On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki singled out a dozen specific anti-vaccine Facebook accounts and called on the platform to ban them.
"There's about 12 people who are producing 65 percent of vaccine misinformation on social media platforms," said Psaki. "All of them
ReasonJul 19 2021
Opinion
The Government Should Stop Telling Facebook To Suppress COVID-19 'Misinformation'
The federal government is stepping up its effort to purge the internet of COVID-19 "misinformation." On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki singled out a dozen specific anti-vaccine Facebook accounts and called on the platform to ban them.
"There's about 12 people who are producing 65 percent of vaccine misinformation on social media platforms," said Psaki. "All of them
ReasonJul 16 2021
News
Surgeon General Assails Tech Companies Over Misinformation on Covid-19
President Biden’s surgeon general on Thursday used his first formal advisory to the United States to deliver a broadside against tech and social media companies, which he accused of not doing enough to stop the spread of dangerous health misinformation — especially about Covid-19.
The official, Dr. Vivek Murthy, declared such misinformation “an urgent threat to public health.” His
New York Times (News)Jul 01 2021
News
D.C. AG subpoenas Facebook in escalating probe of Covid-19 misinformation
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has subpoenaed Facebook for records related to the platform’s handling of coronavirus misinformation as part of a previously undisclosed investigation into whether the tech giant is violating consumer protection laws.
What he is demanding: Racine, a Democrat, is calling on Facebook to release by the end of next week an internal study it conducted
PoliticoMar 01 2021
News
Twitter says it will issue permanent bans for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Twitter said Monday it will start labeling coronavirus vaccine misinformation on its platform and warned that those who violate its rules repeatedly will face permanent bans.
"Starting today, we will begin applying labels to Tweets that may contain misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to our continued efforts to remove the most harmful COVID-19 misleading
Washington ExaminerNov 12 2020
News
Are we ready for the next wave of misinformation about a COVID-19 vaccine?
Pfizer’s announcement this week that it had a 90% effective vaccine against COVID-19 provided a glimpse of the wave of mis- and disinformation that could engulf any effort to bring about broad distribution – and acceptance – of such a vaccine.
The announcement itself was the subject of a conspiracy theory: that it came out after the election so that voters couldn’t give the Trump
PoynterJul 22 2020
News
Facebook suspends anti-mask group for spreading COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook has removed one of the largest anti-mask groups on its platform for violating its policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19.
The About section of the public group Unmasking America! — which had more than 9,600 members — described it as “here to spread the TRUTH about masks!” It made several claims which have been widely debunked about masks obstructing oxygen
The VergeJul 28 2020
News
Twitter Suspends Donald Trump Jr. for Tweeting COVID-19 Misinformation
Twitter has temporarily suspended the account belonging to Donald Trump Jr, the son of U.S. President Donald Trump, after he posted content that violated the company’s policies on misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The account will be suspended for 12 hours, during which time Don Jr. will be barred from posting new messages, liking or retweeting other posts. He will
ViceApr 01 2024
News
House passes bill to fine employers $50K for mandating COVID-19 vaccines
Hospitals, public agencies and other employers in Louisiana could face fines of up to $50,000 for mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, under a bill the state House endorsed in a 70-31 vote Wednesday. House Bill 87, by Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe, also would bar many employers from enforcing mask mandates as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, though it lays out exceptions to that rule for
The Times-Picayune