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Social media disinformation campaigns tied to vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines

Archived 6 years ago from Reuters UK
Social media disinformation campaigns tied to vaccine hesitancy

By Lisa Rapaport 4 Min Read (Reuters Health) – Social media disinformation campaigns designed to cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are contributing to vaccine hesitancy and a meaningful drop in annual coverage, a new cross-national study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a …

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The Instagram aesthetic that made QAnon mainstream
QAnon

Archived 6 years ago from Vox.com
The Instagram aesthetic that made QAnon mainstream

At first glance, the memes under the hashtag #SaveTheChildren don’t look that different from anything else you’d expect to see on Instagram. With a similar visual language to the social justice infographic slideshows that dominated the social media platform this summer, the posts feature soft …

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On Twitter, bots spread conspiracy theories and QAnon talking points
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Archived 6 years ago from The Baytown Sun
On Twitter, bots spread conspiracy theories and QAnon talking points

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emilio Ferrara, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (THE CONVERSATION) Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what …

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Election 2020 chatter on Twitter busy with bots, conspiracy theorists, USC study finds
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Archived 6 years ago from EurekAlert
Election 2020 chatter on Twitter busy with bots, conspiracy theorists, USC study finds

IMAGE: USC scientists analyzed tweets from June 20 to Sept. 9, 2020, and found that right-leaning bots were responsible for 20% of the tweets on certain conspiracy theories, including QAnon, so-called… view more  Credit: USC Institute for Information Sciences Bots and conspiracy theorists have …

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Election 2020 chatter on Twitter busy with bots, conspiracy theorists, USC study finds
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Archived 6 years ago from Science Codex
Election 2020 chatter on Twitter busy with bots, conspiracy theorists, USC study finds

Bots and conspiracy theorists have infested the Twitter chatter around the upcoming U.S. presidential election, USC researchers have found. Looking at more than 240 million election-related tweets, the study found that thousands of automated accounts, known as bots, had posted tweets about …

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Facebook deletes multiple accounts after linking lead singer in Christian rock band to QAnon – WXYZ
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Archived 6 years ago from WXYZ Channel 7
Facebook deletes multiple accounts after linking lead singer in Christian rock band to QAnon – WXYZ

CANTON (WXYZ) — The lead vocalist of the Christian rock band, Sweet Crystal, was stunned when he went to log onto Facebook one day last week and discovered all nine of the accounts he administers for the band, their brand and business had been deleted because the Goliath of social media had somehow …

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15 QAnon influencers sue YouTube for removing their content from the platform
QAnon

Archived 1 year ago from Business Insider
15 QAnon influencers sue YouTube for removing their content from the platform

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Facebook’s sweeping QAnon ban was surprisingly thorough
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Archived 6 years ago from Fast Company
Facebook’s sweeping QAnon ban was surprisingly thorough

I got ejected immediately from Facebook last week when I tried to create a new group called “QAnon Lives.” advertisement advertisement About 30 seconds later, I received another notice saying that my account had been restored and apologizing for any inconvenience. I am, however, not allowed to …

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Health department in Missouri stops posting COVID-19 updates on Facebook after ‘out of hand’ comments
COVID-19

Archived 6 years ago from KY3
Health department in Missouri stops posting COVID-19 updates on Facebook after ‘out of hand’ comments

STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) – One health department in Missouri says it is no longer posting COVID-19 updates on Facebook after receiving “out of hand” comments. The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department says recent posts have resulted in “negative, insulting, and argumentative comments.” It …

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TikTok roleplayers pretend to get side-effects from COVID-19 vaccine
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Archived 6 years ago from Insider
TikTok roleplayers pretend to get side-effects from COVID-19 vaccine

A series of videos on TikTok show creators play-acting as patients who get sinister side-effects after taking a COVID-19 vaccine. The videos are part of the “point of view” trend. Many are clearly fictional, but some dabble in widespread conspiracy theories. Medical experts told Insider that even …

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