Video-streaming platform YouTube has removed more than 800,000 videos of COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020.
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In order to debunk false claims related to COVID-19, video-streaming platform YouTube has removed more than 30,000 videos over the past six months for sharing false information about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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According to an Axios report, the video-streaming platform has removed more than 800,000 videos of COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020. The video is first flagged by the company’s AI system or human reviewers and is then decided upon after another level of review.
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The report states that video content that violates vaccine policy has been removed as per YouTube rules. Other platforms including Facebook and Twitter have also formulated policies to reduce the spread and reach of such content.
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Recently micro-blogging platform Twitter has initiated stern action against misleading tweets about COVID-19 vaccination by launching a strike system and permanently suspending the account due to five or more strikes.
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Since launching the campaign for COVID-19, Twitter has said that it has deleted more than 8,400 tweets and has also taken action on 15.5 million accounts worldwide. At present, all kinds of propaganda is going on in the social media about the corona vaccine across the world. There are also rumors about the Corona vaccine in India. For this reason, lethargy was seen in the beginning of vaccination. Note- This story is taken from IANS.