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“I JUST BELIEVE strongly that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online,” Mark Zuckerberg, the social-media boss, said last year. Yet despite Mr Zuckerberg’s hope, that is what Facebook has become. Like a power company, Facebook can illuminate certain voices, while pushing others off the grid. The most high-profile example of the social-media firm wielding its might was in January, when Facebook kicked Mr Trump off for stoking the riots at the Capitol. (Twitter also suspended him.) Facebook’s decision is currently under review by the social-media firm’s internal jury, the Oversight Board, which advises the company on thorny content issues, of which there are plenty more. ....
Social media ‘micro-influencers’ join effort to get America vaccinated Health care leaders are relying on social media and local doctors and nurses to battle vaccine skepticism, especially in hard-hit minority communities. A healthcare worker receives a second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at Beaumont Health in Southfield, Mich. | Paul Sancya/AP Photo Link Copied Health care providers scrambling to build trust in Covid-19 vaccines are amassing a digital army to win over skeptics, enlisting everyone from faith leaders to social media stars to promote confidence in the shots especially in hard-to-reach communities. A community health clinic in Oregon has local business owners and clinical staff texting, tweeting and Snapchatting messages encouraging their contacts to get vaccinated. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia is prodding all physicians to make regular social media posts promoting inoculation, even maintaining a repository ....
How data scientists and influencers are joining forces to fight against dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy theories online How data scientists and influencers are joining forces to fight against dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy theories online Allana AkhtarDec 22, 2020, 22:27 IST Shauna HarrisonCourtesy of Shauna Harrison Data scientists at Public Good Projects are partnering with a network of micro-influencers to spread facts on COVID-19 and vaccines on social media. Public health officials worry misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on social media could prevent Americans from getting the shots. Just 129 accounts are predominantly responsible for misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on Twitter, according to peer-reviewed PGP data. Everyday social media users and micro-influencers have been sharing true, scientific vaccine information to help combat misinformation. ....
Data scientists at Public Good Projects are partnering with a network of micro-influencers to spread facts on COVID-19 and vaccines on social media. Public health officials worry misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on social media could prevent Americans from getting the shots. Just 129 accounts are predominantly responsible for misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on Twitter, according to peer-reviewed PGP data. Everyday social media users and micro-influencers have been sharing true, scientific vaccine information to help combat misinformation. Experts say people will trust those who aren t politicians or health experts to get public health information online. Fitness instructor Shauna Harrison s Instagram feed consists of simple workout routines and yoga stretches she shares with her 84,000 followers. ....