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Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by Woodchopper » Thu Nov 11, 2021 6:46 pm

Apparently Instagram just suspended the Cochrane Collaboration for spreading disinformation.
https://twitter.com/cochranecollab/stat ... 85536?s=21

Perhaps a misfiring algorithm, or maybe a malicious report by some anti-scientist.

Whatever happened it shows how social media companies are struggling to tell what is and isn’t disinformation.

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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by discovolante » Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:10 pm

The replies suggest it might be to do with a review that concluded that surgical mask wearing had little impact on transmission of flu. I think we can guess the direction that went...so possibly an algorithm, people using Cochrane as evidence against mask wearing....yes tricky.
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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by Woodchopper » Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pm

And now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95

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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by tom p » Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 am

Woodchopper wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pm
And now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
In all fairness, it is a b.llsh.t article, a piece of comment by an antivax c.nt and commissioned by another who has become an editor there somehow. The article was reported here in the pandemic arena and torn to shreds by Orac.
I'm glad they blocked it & hopefully it will make the BMJ think twice before they decide to destroy their reputation

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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by Cardinal Fang » Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:56 pm

tom p wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 am
Woodchopper wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pm
And now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
In all fairness, it is a b.llsh.t article, a piece of comment by an antivax c.nt and commissioned by another who has become an editor there somehow. The article was reported here in the pandemic arena and torn to shreds by Orac.
I'm glad they blocked it & hopefully it will make the BMJ think twice before they decide to destroy their reputation
Linkie to the Orac piece?

Been trawling through the Covid posts and can't see it, but could just be me being blind

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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by shpalman » Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:11 pm

Cardinal Fang wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:56 pm
tom p wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 am
Woodchopper wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pm
And now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
In all fairness, it is a b.llsh.t article, a piece of comment by an antivax c.nt and commissioned by another who has become an editor there somehow. The article was reported here in the pandemic arena and torn to shreds by Orac.
I'm glad they blocked it & hopefully it will make the BMJ think twice before they decide to destroy their reputation
Linkie to the Orac piece?

Been trawling through the Covid posts and can't see it, but could just be me being blind

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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by tom p » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:17 pm

shpalman wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:11 pm
Cardinal Fang wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:56 pm
tom p wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 am

In all fairness, it is a b.llsh.t article, a piece of comment by an antivax c.nt and commissioned by another who has become an editor there somehow. The article was reported here in the pandemic arena and torn to shreds by Orac.
I'm glad they blocked it & hopefully it will make the BMJ think twice before they decide to destroy their reputation
Linkie to the Orac piece?

Been trawling through the Covid posts and can't see it, but could just be me being blind

CF
https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/11 ... o-the-bmj/
that's the one. cheers mate

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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail

Post by Cardinal Fang » Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:41 pm

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