Three physicians are suing Twitter, alleging the company violated its own terms of service and community standards when it suspended their accounts for posting “truthful statements regarding COVID-19 policy, diagnosis and/or treatment.” Drs. Robert Malone, Peter McCullough and Bryan Tyson on Monday filed the lawsuit in Superior Court in California, San Francisco County. The complaint alleges Twitter breached the terms…
Twitter ‘Silenced’ Physicians Who Posted Truthful Information About COVID, Lawsuit Alleges
Australian Government to Introduce New Misinformation Laws
March 29, 2022
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) may soon be granted greater regulatory powers against disinformation and misinformation online. The Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher announced the new powers following the release of an ACMA report on digital platforms’ current disinformation and news quality measures. The report found that four-in-five Australians have seen “misinformation about…
Newsmax Reporter Permanently Suspended From Twitter for ‘Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation’
November 10, 2021
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Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson has been permanently suspended from Twitter for repeatedly violating the platform’s policy against spreading COVID-19 misinformation, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. After regaining access to her account, Robinson received her fifth violation, resulting in a permanent ban, the Twitter spokesperson said. The permanent suspension comes just hours…
China, CNN, and COVID-19 Misinformation
Commentary Last month, CNN published a rather alarming story that ran with the following headline: “Pro-China misinformation operation attempting to exploit US Covid divisions.” In the words of the author, Zachary Cohen, a “pro-Chinese government online influence operation is targeting Americans in an effort to exploit divisions over the Covid-19 pandemic.” This, of course, is alarming. The…
Facebook Chief Technology Officer Makes ‘Difficult Decision’ to Step Down in 2022
September 23, 2021
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Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer has made the “difficult decision” to step down from his role, he announced Wednesday. Schroepfer, who has worked for the social network for 13 years and oversees its work in artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, and the blockchain, said he will transition to a new part time role as Facebook’s first senior…
YouTube Not the Arbiter of ‘Medical Truth’: Australian Senator
August 6, 2021
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An Australian senator has called YouTube’s suspension of Sky News Australia “dangerous,” saying that the platform’s previous attempts at moderating COVID-related information were ultimately wrong. Around early August, online video-sharing giant YouTube suspended the popular conservative channel from posting on its platform for one week over the alleged publication of “COVID-19 misinformation.” The tech giant…
Twitter to Use Strike System to Take Down What They Consider COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
Twitter announced on Monday it will put warnings on posts that contain what the platform considers to be misleading information about the CCP virus vaccines, as well as put into practice a strike system that would see users who repeatedly break their rules banned. The enforcement would be monitored by humans who define what misinformation…
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