Covid
UK “Anti-Hate” Group Sets Its Sights on Medical Misinformation Online
What does an anti-hate group have to do with policing conversations about medical issues online?
United Nations: There Needs to Be “No Place for Misinformation on Social Media Platforms”
The UN has a new campaign to deal with social media posts.
Facebook to Introduce Notifications on Coronavirus Articles That Direct Users to “Authoritative” Content
Big Tech continues propping up the mainstream media.
An Army of Keyboard Warriors Is Being Recruited to Mass Report Anti-Vaccine Social Media Posts
The group of self-described moderators will take it upon themselves to flag anti-vaccine posts to platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Pelosi Calls on Advertisers to Use Their “Position of Power”, Get Social Media to Censor More “Misinformation”
Pelosi wants social platforms to be hit where it hurts.
MembersMany Apps on Your Phone Have Pivoted to Selling Your Location Data to Coronavirus Researchers and Others
? And the companies aren’t always disclosing it.
Over 70% of Americans Won’t Download Any Contact Tracing App
Privacy fears are cited.
Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Decimated Small Businesses, but Big Tech Is Booming
The havoc that multi-month lockdowns have wreaked on economies around the world is only starting to become apparent and will take a long time to be fully understood, but not everyone is emerging as a loser from this unprecedented crisis. There’s been a massive transfer of wealth from small busi
YouTube Says Indie Creators Are 20x Less Likely to Top Corona Search Results Than “High Authority Channels”
YouTube has previously admitted that users don’t like “authoritative” sources yet it continues propping them up in search.
YouTube Simultaneously Bans Videos About Flouting Social Distancing Rules, yet Boosts Protest Videos
YouTube has given an update on the impact of its controversial new rules.
Facebook Says Meme Featuring British Band the Cure Causes “Physical Harm”, Censors It
Facebook took the meme down as part of its coronavirus rules.