Counter-Disinformation Fail

[Woodchopper]

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.

[discovolante]

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.

[Woodchopper]

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

[tom p]

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

[Cardinal Fang]

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

CF

[shpalman]

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

CF

https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/11 ... o-the-bmj/

[tom p]

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

[Cardinal Fang]

Ta