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While Facebook’s policy on removing repeat offenders who post COVID-19 vaccine misinformation may have reduced the number of posts in anti-vaccine pages/groups, it has not led to a sustained reduction in engagement with anti-vaccine content, a study suggested. Explicitly anti-vaccine pages and …
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Apple said it will issue a software update for the iPhone 12 after the device was banned in France due to its radiation levels.On Friday, the tech company said the update is related to a specific protocol used by French regulators, and not a safety concern.France halted sales of the iPhone 12 …
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Naomi Klein, author, professor, journalist, and contributing editor at The Intercept, has ventured into the far-right “mirror world,” exploring the movements and figures promoting conspiracy theories, misinformation, and its hold on large segments of society. This week on Deconstructed, we bring …
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French regulators halt all sales of Apple iPhone 12 due to “above-threshold radiation levels” A popular smartphone from Apple is now banned in France after regulators there determined that it emits “above-threshold radiation levels.” The iPhone 12 model “emits more electromagnetic waves susceptible …
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailAn MP who compared Covid vaccines to the Holocaust has been charging taxpayers for Twitter premium, The Independent can reveal.Andrew Bridgen, the outspoken North West …
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Morocco continues to struggle from the effects of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on September 8, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. As rescue efforts continue following the country’s deadliest earthquake in over a century, a viral social media trend has emerged …
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The news: TikTok accidentally blocked searches for “WGA” and “WGA strike,” abbreviations for the Writers Guild of America, while attempting to filter out Qanon conspiracy theories, the company confirmed following a report from Media Matters. As part of its sweep, TikTok blocked the prominent Qanon …
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The claim: On 9/11, BBC reported building collapse 26 minutes early; it was a pre-rigged demolitionA Sept. 10 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a clip from a BBC News report on the day of the 9/11 attacks in New York. Above that video is a meme of comedian Kevin Hart with a shocked …
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It turns out that Threads’ recently introduced keyword-searching abilities won’t work for all topics. The app is currently blocking searches for a number of “potentially sensitive” words, including “vaccines,” “covid,” and other variations of words that have previously been linked to misinformation …
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The social media app temporarily blocked searches for the Writers Guild of America strike but tells Rolling Stone the mistake has been fixed TikTok has fixed a mistake that temporarily prevented users from searching for videos related to the Writers Guild of America strike — saying the phrase was …
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