“The public concern about coronavirus is being used as a vehicle to get people to transmit misinformation and disinformation.”
Google, Facebook and other platforms are struggling to keep ahead of scammers, trolls, and others with ill intent who routinely use major tragedies or disasters as opportunities to swindle or manipulate people.
“To that end, we have worked with Google to make sure people searching for information about coronavirus see WHO information at the top of their search results.” “This includes claims related to false cures or prevention methods — like drinking bleach cures the coronavirus – or claims that create confusion about health resources that are available,” Facebook head of health Kang-Xing Jin said in the post.
“These actors can take advantage of that; things with crazier scenarios are more likely to be clicked on than the report from that doctor at WHO trying to calm down the fears.”
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