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Australian politicians have been urged to “stop trusting Facebook” and that greater transparency is needed to tackle the threats the platform poses to
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Australian politicians have been urged to “stop trusting Facebook” and that greater transparency is needed to tackle the threats the platform poses to
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Anti-vaccine Facebook groups rise amidst vaccine hesitancy Tuesday, 18 May 2021 11:45 Anti-vaccine Facebook groups rise amidst vaccine hesitancy Shares Reset Australia’s report found that anti-vaccine sentiments and misinformation rose among Facebook groups in the country. As conspiracies sway the public, Reset Australia developed a policy to counter these false claims. Anti-vaccine sentiments and misinformation, most especially aired on Facebook groups, grew at 300% during the pandemic, Reset Australia found, a direct correlation to Australia’s rising vaccine hesitancy rates. The re...
Reset Australia The number of Australians following public anti-vaxx Facebook groups grew nearly 300% during the pandemic, Reset Australia has found, in direct correlation with Australia’s rising vaccine hesitancy rates. Reset Australia’s report identified 13 public Facebook groups with users based in Australia and tracked their growth between January 2020 to March 2021. The 13 included anti-lockdown style groups, such as ‘End the Lockdown in Australia, ‘ Digital Warfare’, and ‘Australia Freedom Alliance’, and larger, established anti-vaxx groups, such as ‘Australians for Safe...
Share on Twitter Big Tech platforms should be forced to publish a list of coronavirus misinformation being shared on their platforms so the full extent of the problem can be recognised, a new coalition of health and technology experts say. Reset Australia, the local affiliate of the global initiative working to counter digital threats to democracy, called on politicians to introduce legislation to enforce a Big Tech 'Live List' to counter "rampant misinformation" in a letter on Monday. Misinformation is undermining public health efforts to stop COVID. The first step to stopping m...