Youth Against Misinformation
@YAMprogramme
We are a group of young volunteers. Our aim is to combat misinformation through education 🧑🏫 and advocacy 📢
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With COVID cases starting to dramatically rise again, please share and follow our advice backed by @CCDHate on how to respond to COVID related misinformation #DontSpreadTheVirus
*Finally* some good news to end the week! 🥳🥳🥳 Thank you to @Cowboy_HQ who have let us know that they will be implementing our blocklist in FULL as part of our climate change campaign! If you want to be ethical advertisers too, visit stopfundingfakenews.com/for-advertiers
Social media companies have known for years that there are groups on their sites which are a breeding ground for election misinformation. They let it get out of hand and failed to act. Again. How can we keep on allowing these companies to self-regulate?
Great piece from @ProfHeidiLarson. We have the opportunity to overcome misinformation and show how society and science can come together around a vaccine that changed the world. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
washingtonpost.com
Perspective | Misinformation about covid vaccines is already spreading. It’ll only get worse.
Public health authorities will have to battle inaccuracies and lies to get people immunized.
Never has the Online Harms bill been more important. Social Media companies cannot be trusted to self-regulate
A new year and we’re back ready to continue the battle against misinformation!
BIG step in the right direction. Let’s see how this plays out... bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
bbc.co.uk
Online harms law to let regulator block apps in UK
Ofcom would be able to fine tech giants huge sums if it believed they had failed to protect users.
Good to see the US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speak up about the dangers of COVID anti-vaccine disinformation, and why we should make a public committment to get vaccinated when our time comes.
This 82-year-old emailed me because viral antivaxx conspiracies have made her fearful of being vaccinated. Just one example of online disinformation hindering informed choice. I’m working on an investigation - exploring how antivaxx posts impact the hesistant. Get in touch!
Brazil was flooded with misinformation about the coronavirus this year, and two students fought it. Fearing legal action or worse, they've left their city behind and are revealing their identities. This is a story about them, and about Brazil in 2020. apnews.com/article/brazil…
Since April, we have had over 60 young volunteers trained by @RestlessDev and @CCDHate to identify, report and respond to #misinformation being shared on social media. We have shown the power young people can have in tackling global issues!
We agree with @DrTedros, conspiracy theorists are undermining the response to the pandemic and putting people’s lives at risk.
Our volunteers reported over 900 pieces of misinformation on social media. Do you trust these companies to self-regulate and stick to their pledges?
“despite pledges by the tech companies, our research found that only 1 of the 27 biggest anti-vaccine sites has been taken down.” Still waiting for the big tech companies and government to take a stance against profiting off misinformation.
So proud to have worked on this piece about anti-vax misinformation online, brilliant teamwork from @romillyweeks, @jonathanwald, @CCDHate and many others - have a watch! itv.com/news/2020-12-1…
Millions of Brits are sill able to access false information about vaccines. Head of the CCDH, Imran Ahmed, said "social media has given these liars unprecedented reach... to speak to people they would never have been able to give access to before” itv.com/news/2020-12-1…
Facebook are on course for record breaking profit, in a year where they’ve done the absolute minimal to stop the spread of misinformation during a pandemic. When are we going to see real punishments for business that profit from misinformation @OliverDowden @MattHancock?
NEW w/ @rmac18: Sources and exclusive documents reveal how Facebook’s $80 ad juggernaut has enabled a global economy of dishonesty where scammers, hackers, and disinformation peddlers rip off and manipulate people around the world. buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
Thank you @GavNewlandsSNP for highlighting why the #OnlineHarms Bill is so important. He is absolutely right, social media companies are doing no way near enough to protect individuals and society at large!
Great to see misinformation finally get the attention it needs 🙌
The Trusted News Initiative (TNI) has announced it will work together to combat the spread of harmful vaccine disinformation Read more here: bbc.com/mediacentre/20…
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