The first vaccines against Covid-19 (the disease caused by infection with the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus) are starting to arrive: thus, the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine could be authorized in Europe from December 21, 2020.
And while many are delighted by this major advance in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic which has paralyzed the planet for a year, others are cultivating fear and false information … especially on social networks.
To fight against disinformation and fake news which could reduce the confidence of the French in these vaccines (this being already low …), the giants Facebook and Twitter have promised the greatest vigilance.
Covid-19: Facebook, Twitter and Youtube promise to remove disinformation
Thus, this December 3, 2020, Facebook undertook to delete “the false claims concerning the vaccines against the Covid-19 which will have been denied by the experts of the public health“. Over the next few weeks, the group will be targeting in particular (both Facebook and Instagram)”false claims about the safety, efficacy, ingredients, or side effects of the vaccine“.
For its part, the social network Twitter announced this Wednesday, December 16, 2020 that he will “demand the withdrawal of false publications on Covid-19 vaccines from next week“People who disseminate this information will have to delete their tweets before they can speak again on Twitter.
Earlier, in October 2020, the Youtube platform pledged to eliminate videos supporting conspiratorial theses about Covid-19 vaccines. Reassuring statements … which must now be followed by action!
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