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White House working with Facebook and Twitter to tackle anti-vaxxers
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:48 am
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:48 am
In exchange for what?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has been reaching out to social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s Google about clamping down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral, a senior administration official said.
The White House’s direct engagement with the companies to mitigate the challenge has not been previously reported. Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain has previously said the administration will try to work with Silicon Valley on the issue.
“Disinformation that causes vaccine hesitancy is going to be a huge obstacle to getting everyone vaccinated and there are no larger players in that than the social media platforms,” said the source, who has direct knowledge of the White House’s efforts.
“We are talking to them ... so they understand the importance of misinformation and disinformation and how they can get rid of it quickly.”
The Biden White House is especially trying to make sure such material “does not start trending on such platforms and become a broader movement,” the source said.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has been reaching out to social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s Google about clamping down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral, a senior administration official said.
The White House’s direct engagement with the companies to mitigate the challenge has not been previously reported. Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain has previously said the administration will try to work with Silicon Valley on the issue.
“Disinformation that causes vaccine hesitancy is going to be a huge obstacle to getting everyone vaccinated and there are no larger players in that than the social media platforms,” said the source, who has direct knowledge of the White House’s efforts.
“We are talking to them ... so they understand the importance of misinformation and disinformation and how they can get rid of it quickly.”
The Biden White House is especially trying to make sure such material “does not start trending on such platforms and become a broader movement,” the source said.
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Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:50 am to Jbird
the government steering the media....exactly what Hitler and Stalin did. What Putin and Moa do now..... how do Americans not see this?
This post was edited on 2/19/21 at 9:51 am
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:51 am to Jbird
quote:
“We are talking to them ... so they understand the importance of misinformation and disinformation and how they can get rid of it quickly.”
Wow, so they just call up tech companies like a parent and dictate policy.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:53 am to Jbird
A new anti-vaccine misinformation task force is being set up in the UK
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19/11/2020
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A special unit to combat anti-vaccine misinformation online is due to be set up in the UK, ahead of a major rollout of a Covid vaccine, which could begin as soon as next month. As a number of developers have now announced that their vaccines should be able to be distributed in the next few months, government officials are facing a war against misinformation to reassure UK residents that a vaccine will be totally safe. Polling from YouGov shows that around one in five people in the UK are currently unlikely to take the vaccine, with two per cent saying they’re opposed to vaccinations in general.
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Social media companies play a major role in trying to combat misinformation, as it often spreads through sites like Facebook and Twitter, or on private messaging apps like WhatsApp. Ministers will meet with social media companies on a monthly basis for updates, and they want platforms to ensure that posts which are harmful will be removed as quickly as possible. The government has also requested that social media companies prevent anyone from profiting from anti-vaccination content, and to step up their monitoring operations, particularly at evenings and over weekends. NewsGuard is an anti-misinformation firm which has been working with the World Health Organisation to monitor anti-vax content. Speaking to Politico, NewsGuard’s managing director, Anna-Sophie Harling, said, "Tech platforms are unable to keep up with new and emerging anti-vax narratives, resulting in enforcement decisions that are after-the-fact, inconsistent, and often too late to staunch the problems they are intended to solve.” “Letting vaccine disinformation spread unchecked could cost British lives and we cannot allow it to derail our fight against COVID-19," Digital Minister Caroline Dinenage also told Politico.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:53 am to upgrayedd
quote:Which is why you see the slanted filtering of data.
Wow, so they just call up tech companies like a parent and dictate policy.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:55 am to Jbird
Elections have consequences
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:57 am to Crangis mcbasketball
Thanks for the insight alter boy. 
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:58 am to Jbird
Who’s playing Joseph Goebbels in Biden’s government?
Posted on 2/19/21 at 9:59 am to The Pirate King
quote:Well we know it isn't the circle back girl.
Who’s playing Joseph Goebbels in Biden’s government?
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:00 am to Jbird
I wish they cared about the suppression of free speech as much as they claim to care about “voter suppression.”
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:01 am to CarRamrod
quote:
the government steering the media....exactly what Hitler and Stalin did. What Putin and Moa do now..... how do Americans not see this?
Every time I see the media out around town I make sure to call them Pravda to their faces.
frick Pravda. The media should be the voice of the PEOPLE, not the voice of the GOVERNMENT
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:01 am to Jbird
Forced vaccinations for a flu with a 99.7 percent survival rate?
It's unbelievable.
It's unbelievable.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:04 am to Jbird
They won't stop until it is fully State run media with Biden putting a log in the fiyah, pics of Biden playing Mario Cart; and walking to put hearts up on the WH grounds with pandering BS like they care.... As they all bow to him.
Add in the military protected him and the DC crooks; what do ya got?
Add in the military protected him and the DC crooks; what do ya got?
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:05 am to Dr Rosenrosen
Hilarious
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:16 am to Jbird
They are working with gates.
UNHINGED BILL GATES PLANS TO TARGET AND SILENCE VACCINE & COVID DISSENTERS WHO ATTACK DR. FAUCI & GATES
https://truepundit.com/paine-in-the-morning-11-things-you-need-to-know-monday-feb-1-unhinged-bill-gates-plans-to-target-and-silence-vaccine-covid-dissenters-who-attack-dr-fauci-gates/
UNHINGED BILL GATES PLANS TO TARGET AND SILENCE VACCINE & COVID DISSENTERS WHO ATTACK DR. FAUCI & GATES
https://truepundit.com/paine-in-the-morning-11-things-you-need-to-know-monday-feb-1-unhinged-bill-gates-plans-to-target-and-silence-vaccine-covid-dissenters-who-attack-dr-fauci-gates/
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:24 am to Jbird
quote:Straight up admission of censurship. Government has realized they can't do it, but they can bully big tech into doing it form them. Very dangerous territory.
The Biden White House is especially trying to make sure such material “does not start trending on such platforms and become a broader movement,” the source said.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:24 am to Taxing Authority
This post was edited on 2/19/21 at 10:25 am
Posted on 2/19/21 at 10:25 am to Jbird
Delete your Facebooks and Twitters. You will be happier for it.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 11:11 am to Jbird
quote:
Elections have consequences
And what do fraudulent elections have?
Posted on 2/19/21 at 11:13 am to how333
quote:
quote:
Elections have consequences
And what do fraudulent elections have?
bigger ones
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