The NGO AVAAZ has published a report that criticizes Facebook’s management of its platform during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The NGO AVAAZ has published a report that criticizes Facebook’s management of its platform during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The authors of this report note that there exists a strong link between the toxicity of the social media conversations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the worsening of the public health situation after March 26, 2020, the intensification of criticisms by political leaders, and the media treatment of the role played by the WHO in the management of the pandemic.
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