EPISODE · May 15, 2020 · 17 MIN

The Infodemic

from Think: Digital Futures · host 2SER 107.3

Misinformation around COVID is just as dangerous as the virus itself. From injecting bleach to destroying 5G towers, myths around corona have spread online like wildfire. The tech companies have taken moves to limit such misinformation, but why now? Especially after years of refusing to remove other lies from online spaces? And will this extend to political lies in the future?

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