The battle against the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) is also fought on the Internet! In particular, the giants of the Web are organizing to stop scams is fake news that in this period exploit the fear and uncertainty of users to proliferate on the Net and generate further damage.
In this team we find high-sounding names like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Linkedin, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube. All these companies shared the intent to block or stem deleterious phenomena in an emergency condition such asCoronavirus epidemic.
In the statement shared by the companies you can read "We are working together to respond to COVID-19. We are helping millions of people stay in touch by fighting scams and misinformation about the virus together, giving more visibility to authoritative content on our platforms and sharing critical updates in coordination with government health agencies around the world. the world. We invite other companies to join us as we work to keep our communities healthy and safe. ".
There are still no official statements on (actual) action plans in particular. We do know that though Facebook is Twitter are actively blocking fake news on the Coronavirus with the second that will provide advertising space to non-governmental organizations that deal with health and health. Google instead he set up a team that works night and day to try to combat the incorrect information found in search results and on YouTube.
Me too'Trump administration wanted to discuss with several companies in the technological field to carry out a counter-offensive to disinformation linked to Coronavirus (although it is unclear what measures will be taken by the companies involved and who will actually accept the invitation of the President of the United States).
The problem of fake news (and scams) is known and already present in our country. Recall that it would be appropriate NOT to disseminate videos or messages (via WhatsApp or other channels) other than those of official bodies such as WHO / WHO, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, government bodies. All other sources may contain partial or incorrect information.