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CANBERRA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for the federal government to launch a social media campaign countering coronavirus conspiracy theories. In a recent statement, AMA President Omar Khorshid said that the internet could “significantly magnify health …
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Topline After years of what critics have charged to be insufficient efforts to rein in misinformation and hate speech online, Facebook, Twitter and a host of other social media companies sprang to action following the takeover of the U.S. Capitol, banning a host of prominent conspiracy theorists, …
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Amazon.com said removing QAnon-related goods could take a few days. Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images Amazon.com is removing from its e-commerce site products sold by third parties that are related to QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory claiming, among other things, that Satan-worshipping …
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Amazon said Monday it was working to remove products promoting QAnon, a conspiracy group tied to the violent mob that attacked the Capitol last week. The move from the country’s largest online retailer comes after the chaotic rioting on Capitol Hill that left five people dead and shook America’s …
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Topline Amid an ongoing effort by Google to counter the deluge of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant said Tuesday it will devote up to $3 million to back fact-checking initiatives to counter vaccine misinformation, which it says has emerged as a …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation. Michael Reynolds/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Reynolds/AP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at …
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January 12, 2021 Twitter is banning more accounts from its social media platform. The company says it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts for promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory. QAnon accounts are known for claims suggesting politicians and celebrities work with global governments to …
Read MoreYesterday, the CBC wrote: “We are in a desperate situation, and when you see the [COVID] modelling, you’ll fall off your chair,” [Ontario Premier] Ford said Friday during a news conference filled with dire warnings of what Ontario faces from COVID-19. Fall off our chair laughing…. As an Ontario …
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Topline More than 70,000 Twitter accounts linked with the far-right QAnon conspiracy movement have been banned from the platform following riots in the Capitol last week, the company announced Monday as part of a wider crackdown on conspiracies, misinformation and “ attempts to incite violence, …
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After Amazon decided to stop hosting the web content of Parler, it said on Monday “working to remove some QAnon products from the online marketplace.” The world’s largest online retailer drew scrutiny for having apparel with QAnon insignia and related books up for sale days after QAnon followers …
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