Instagram promoting Covid and vaccine misinformation, new study claims | Richmond and Twickenham Times
The findings were made by creating new Instagram accounts simulating the experience of new users.
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The findings were made by creating new Instagram accounts simulating the experience of new users.
The findings were made by creating new Instagram accounts simulating the experience of new users.
The findings were made by creating new Instagram accounts simulating the experience of new users.
Instagram is recommending anti-vaccination and coronavirus misinformation to potentially millions of users, a new report has claimed. A study from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and charity Restless Development says the social media platform is suggesting content to users that includes conspiracy theories about Covid-19 as well as anti-Semitic and other harmful content. It claimed that as well as health misinformation and anti-Semitic content, conspiracy theories tied to QAnon and false claims about the US presidential election were also being promoted by Instagram’s algorith...
The findings were made by creating new Instagram accounts simulating the experience of new users.