To close down the social media platform twitter after the company for the first time alerted users to fact check some of the president s posts. The links provided by the company said the president s claims were unsubstantiated. In may, twitter announced a new policy on tackling misinformation as social Media Companies try to respond to claims that theyre being used as vehicles for fake news a problem thats worsened during the pandemic. Marianna spring reports. Just like coronavirus, misinformation has spread everywhere. And as it has spread, it has caused harm. People have died from poisonings in the us, vietnam, nigeria and iran. Misinformation has fuelled racist attacks on muslims in india. False claims that 56 is spreading covid i9 sparked arson attacks on Telecommunications Masts in belgium, russia, canada and the uk, where workers were targeted, too. All i could hear them saying was, 56 is killing us all, we should be ashamed of ourselves as engineers and that i dont have any mora
The uk health secretary, matt hancock, says the rollout of the test and trace scheme in england later today is an important milestone and declared it was everyones civic duty to cooperate. He said those whove been in contact with people showing symptoms of covid 19 will be told to self isolate, even if they themselves do not have symptoms. Northern ireland has its own version up and running. Scotland has announced its own system will also start tomorrow and wales system is due to start in earlyjune, as our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Its billed as a new phase in the battle to contain the virus, targeting people at risk and the areas where they live so restrictions for others can be progressively eased. Itll be a big ask for some. Those whove recently met up with someone who tested positive will be told to self isolate for two weeks. Nhs test and trace means we can start to replace the National Lockdown with individual isolation for those whove been in contact with the virus, and lo
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