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Facebook, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.

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Anti-vaccination groups step up social media attacks despite countermeasures.

Fri, 2021-03-12 11:06 — mike kraft

Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the... AP NEWS

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Former presidents, minus Trump, appear in ads to promote vaccines

Fri, 2021-03-12 10:51 — mike kraft

Ex-presidents club (mostly) comes together to encourage vaccinations Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are appearing in ads as part of an effort to persuade people to get vaccinated. NBC News

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More efforts needed to help Black, Hispanic Americans get COVID-19 vaccination

Wed, 2021-03-10 12:38 — mike kraft

Black, Hispanic Americans lag in COVID-19 vaccination as outreach efforts struggle It’s a life-threatening problem that’s been long predicted - but that few in the government or private sectors have yet done much to solve. Now the consequences are hitting some of America’s most vulnerable communities. Nick Brown U.S.

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Study on how coronavirus skeptics and anti-maskers use sophisticated graphs and charts--MIT

Mon, 2021-03-08 20:01 — mike kraft

When more Covid-19 data doesn’t equal more understanding MIT researchers found that Covid-19 skeptics on Twitter and Facebook — far from being “data illiterate” — often use sophisticated data visualization techniques to argue against public health precautions like mask mandates. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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https://apnews.com/article/europe-global-trade-middle-east-diplomacy-moscow-e61ebd3c8fe746c60f5ecc1ec323c99a

Sun, 2021-03-07 18:45 — mike kraft

US officials believe Russia launched a disinformation campaign against the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to boost the status of its own: Report US intelligence officials believe this effort to undermine the Pfizer vaccine is a way to bolster the status of Russia's vaccine. Yelena Dzhanova Business Insider

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Twitter taking more action aganst COVID vaccine misinformation

Mon, 2021-03-01 20:27 — mike kraft

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly... AP NEWS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules.

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