Here’s what it does, why it spreads, and what people can do about it

POV: Health Misinformation Is Rampant on Social Media::Monica Wang argues that health misinformation on social media is fueling the global anti-vaccination campaign and offers suggestions for how to combat it.

  • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    Yep, my experience:

    • Reddit: decent with reports, they often act (on certain report types) and give you an update when something is done
    • Facebook/Instagram: most of the time there’s no reply, and when there is a reply it’s “doesn’t violate anything”. Only once or twice did I get something removed, and it was a stuff like direct threats to another user in the comment section
    • Google/YouTube: Never hear back about anything. The reports go straight into a trashcan for all I know
    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Google/YouTube: Never hear back about anything. The reports go straight into a trashcan for all I know

      I kept getting epoch times ads telling me how trans people were a threat to civilization. Kept reporting it and kept getting it. Finally in the report box I wrote that I am starting to call up Epoch times and yell at them about the YouTube ads now. The ads stopped, I am not sure if it worked or not, could be unrelated. If it happens again I will try.