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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Reddit, and Twitter just said they're working together to fight coronavirus misinformation

Several of the world's largest social media companies announced that they're working together to fight misinformation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and the COVID-19 disease, according to aFacebook, Google and its subsidiary YouTube, Microsoft and its subsidiary LinkedIn, Reddit, and Twitter all co-signed the statement.

"We're helping millions of people stay connected while also jointly combating fraud and misinformation about the virus, elevating authoritative content on our platforms, and sharing critical updates in coordination with government healthcare agencies around the world," the statement read. "We invite other companies to join us as we work to keep our communities healthy and safe.

 

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Brilliant. If they all pay their taxes too, our public health services might stand a chance.

Missinformation The better active management of healthcare CoronavirusOutbreak

And Jack Ma on the other end of the world is sending actual stuff that will help quell this virus, can the American tech barons pls do more?

Truth is rarely simple🍀

Promise to do the same with political misinformation/propaganda, please.

Panic and fear will do more damage than the virus. Lets face it, even if 3% of all the people in the world would die (which is not the case as not all will be infected) it means that 97% will survive... how is that for a full vase... very sad but totally viable !! We must go on!

If this is true, it would be a great thing, however, I'm sure it's nothing more than Predatory Emotional Extortion tactics by their GREED. Let's see what happens..... Be Safe everyone!!

THE ELITEGOVCORP ARE COLLUDING TO FIGHT THERE GOOD GOD FEARING AMERICAN PATRIOT ENEMY.

And Amazon is nearing a vaccine for coronavirus .

IDGAF about misinformation -- I want to see them working together to find tangible + implementable solutions to produce more testing kits, ventilators, respirators, hand-sanitizers + surgical masks ASAP

Good to see this. Start with these guys and shut them down ....

People ought to call out obvious BS. Chinese bots are all over anti China AP articles.

Step 1 ) shutdown trump family accounts

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