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COVID-19: Waterstones and Amazon urged to add warning tags as anti-vaccination book sales surge
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Amazonâs search algorithm spreads vaccine disinformation, study finds
University of Washington researchers called the platform a marketplace of multifaceted health misinformation
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Amazonâs reputation for spreading health misinformation has led critics to call it âa dystopian bookstore.â
Their concerns have escalated since COVID-19 unleashed a wave of anti-vaccination zealots.
According to a new study from the University of Washington, the worldâs leading online retailer is amplifying the hysteria.
The researchers found that Amazonâs search algorithm promotes books endorsing false claims about vaccines over those that debunk them.
They also discovered a filter-bubble effect that leads users who engage with misinformative products to be recommended more of the same.