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Social media platforms fail to act on Covid misinformation

Facebook employees protest company inaction against Trump’s comments

Trump threatens social media companies over fact-checked tweets

Zuckerberg calls on EU to take lead in internet regulation

One in four popular Covid-19 YouTube videos contains misleading information

Lords express frustration at delayed action against online harms

Coronavirus misinformation tackled by Twitter

Facebook confirms members of independent Oversight Board

Tech giants should face same sanctions as broadcasters over fake news, says ITN

David Icke kicked from Facebook for peddling misinformation

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Fighting the Covid-19 ‘infodemic’ isn’t just a job for experts

Red-flagging misinformation could slow fake news spread

YouTube bans content that contradicts WHO's Covid-19 advice

5G coronavirus conspiracy theories rife in UK

Tiredness could be ‘human signature’ used to detect bots on Twitter

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Alternative news: from Russia with lies

Mobile mast for NHS Nightingale hospital attacked by Covid-19 conspiracists

Eamonn Holmes takes flak for airing 5G Covid-19 conspiracies on This Morning

Covid-19 disinformation online confusing for many Brits, Ofcom finds

Sex, coups, and the liar’s dividend: what are deepfakes doing to us?

Social media should be held to account for spread of 5G coronavirus conspiracies

YouTube slaps partial ban on 5G conspiracy videos amid arson attacks

Spreading Covid-19 deception should be an offence, says MP

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