Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 09:08 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Dec 11, Colombo: COVID-19 is the first pandemic in history where technology and social media played a critical role and is widely being used to keep people safe and informed.
Sri Lanka has over 6.4million active social media users, and the rapid exchange of information and perspectives about the virus was unfolding an ‘infodemic’ - an overabundance of information. False information was spreading faster than ever before – making it difficult for the public to access trusted and timely information while also raising questions about the quality, impact and credibility of the information we consume.