Google forecast to see first drop in US advertising revenue in 2020 as tech platforms take two thirds of market
Google’s US advertising revenues are expected to fall this year as a result of coronavirus and the economic downturn –…
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Covid-19 vaccine conspiracies on social media could have ‘serious effect’ on world’s ability to recover from pandemic, study
Social media companies’ handling of Covid-19 vaccine conspiracies and misinformation could play a crucial role in the world’s recovery from…
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Damian Collins MP: Social media firms must take responsibility for harmful Covid-19 disinformation
We are living through the first major public health emergency in the age of social media disinformation. Where the disinformation…
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Facebook Australia’s claim it doesn’t need news content is a ‘bluff that will fail’, says US publishing industry leader
Facebook’s claim that it does not need news content to succeed has been called out as a “bluff” by the…
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Infodemic: Survey reveals people who get news from Facebook and Youtube more likely to breach lockdown and spread Covid-19
People who rely on social media for information about coronavirus are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and breach lockdown…
By Nancy Pelosi: Social media bosses have ‘utterly failed’ to combat Covid-19 disinformation
Social media bosses have “utterly failed to stop the spread of disinformation” during the Covid-19 crisis, one of America’s most…
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Facebook joins Google in rejecting Australia’s ‘pay for news’ proposal, telling publishers: You need us more than we need you
Facebook has dismissed the idea it should pay for Australian news content, telling regulators: “News publishers gain more from Facebook…
By Doctors’ group backs Press Gazette Infodemic campaign: ‘Tsunami of falsehoods on Covid-19 is making us helpless’
A group representing doctors across the UK today backs Press Gazette’s “Fight The Infodemic” campaign, which calls on social media…
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