Health
‘No sense to them’: Tackling COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on social media – Sydney Morning Herald
Dr Michael Mrozinski isn’t a typical TikTok user, but the Melbourne GP has taken to the platform to call out medical misinformation, including about COVID-19 vaccines….
Growing misinformation
The scale of the problem is evident in Facebook data showing it removed more than 12 million pieces of content on Facebook and Instagram (which it also owns) between March and October this year for containing misinformation that may lead to imminent physical harm, such as content relating to fake preventative measures or exaggerated cures.
During the same period the social media giant displayed warnings on about 167 million pieces of content on Facebook. The warnings are based…
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