Counter-Disinformation Fail
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Counter-Disinformation Fail
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.
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
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
And now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail
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.Woodchopper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pmAnd now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
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
Linkie to the Orac piece?tom p wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 amIn 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.Woodchopper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pmAnd now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
I'm glad they blocked it & hopefully it will make the BMJ think twice before they decide to destroy their reputation
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
https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/11 ... o-the-bmj/Cardinal Fang wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:56 pmLinkie to the Orac piece?tom p wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:20 amIn 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.Woodchopper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:08 pmAnd now Facebook blocked an article in the British Medical Journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
I'm glad they blocked it & hopefully it will make the BMJ think twice before they decide to destroy their reputation
Been trawling through the Covid posts and can't see it, but could just be me being blind
CF
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Re: Counter-Disinformation Fail
that's the one. cheers mateshpalman wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:11 pmhttps://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/11 ... o-the-bmj/Cardinal Fang wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:56 pmLinkie to the Orac piece?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
Been trawling through the Covid posts and can't see it, but could just be me being blind
CF
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