Government targets false vaccine information on social media
A new social media campaign to tackle false vaccine information shared amongst ethnic minority communities will launch today, supported by the world’s biggest social media companies.
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Trusted community figures will call for people to check before they share
Aim is to counter the spread of misleading and false information through private messaging channels on social media
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has now developed a toolkit with content designed to be shared via Whatsapp and Facebook community groups, as well as Twitter, Youtube and Instagram, to tackle false information spread through private channels.
New campaign will help tackle vaccine misinformation online through a series of shareable videos Trusted community figures will call for people to check.