covid 19 misinformation
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YouTube Cracks Down on Cancer Quacks
YouTube announced it’s taking on the miracle cures, bogus disease prevention tips, and other health myths that litter the video-sharing site with a new assault on medical misinformation. The effort starts with a mass take-down of videos about “harmful or ineffective” cancer cures, according to a Tuesday press release from the company. It’s a move…
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500 Doctors and Nurses Press Meta Shareholders About ‘Wildfire’ of Medical Misinformation
A group of more than 500 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals is calling on Meta to rein in medical misinformation on Facebook and Instagram. They’re specifically concerned COVID-19 and content that negatively affects children and teenagers’ mental health.
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Joe Rogan Is Sorry for Using the N-Word and Comparing a Black Neighbourhood to Planet of the Apes
In recent weeks, the spotlight on Joe Rogan, host of the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Spotify, has only grown brighter and hotter. After receiving a storm of criticism for promoting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on his podcast, all eyes are now on Rogan again after videos of him repeatedly using the n-word over the years…
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Joni Mitchell Joins Neil Young in Fight Against COVID-19 Misinformation on Spotify
Days after veteran rocker Neil Young decided to take down his music from Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience, musician Joni Mitchell has joined him, saying she will also pull her work from the streaming platform.