Facebook, Google, Twitter tightly control information related to Corona virus

However, what is causing the authorities and regulatory agencies in many countries to get 'headaches' at the present time is the problem of false information and fake news surrounding the new strain of corona virus as well as the development of disease, causing panic in the community.

Facing this situation, both Facebook, Google and Twitter today have said that they will immediately implement necessary measures to curb the spread of false information.

Shortly after the WHO officially declared the Corona virus pneumonia outbreak as 'an international public health emergency', Google displayed an SOS alert whenever users performed search queries. related to plague. This alert will include the most up-to-date information from WHO, disease prevention tips, and related information.

In addition, Google has also donated $ 250,000 to the Chinese Red Cross to help this agency deal with the disease.

As for Facebook, the world's largest social networking site also showed a sense of responsibility when it announced it would tighten management of news related to the Wuhan pneumonia, using the Face Check tool to notify For users about fake, unauthenticated news, specifically as follows:

'We will also begin deleting content as well as false statements or conspiracy theories that have been flagged by world leading health organizations and local health authorities, which may be harmful to users. , bewildered public opinion.

Facebook will focus on complaints regarding misinformation about the evolution of the plague as well as precautions reported by users. This includes complaints regarding unproven treatments, inaccurate precautions or misinformation about available medical resources. '

Twitter also immediately took strong actions following the WHO statement on January 31. In the short term, the world's second-largest social networking site has established partnerships with health organizations in 14 countries, worldwide, and said it would expand to more locations as needed, in order to update and refine information about epidemics more quickly and accurately:

'We have implemented a new dedicated search feature to ensure you have access to the most reliable, authoritative information source in #coronavirus'.

In the past 4 weeks, more than 15 million corona virus-related tweets have been posted on Twitter. A lot of it is unverified information, causing confusion in the community.

Social networking is gradually becoming a communication tool of great influence, even surpassing other traditional communication platforms. The entry of social network service providers is extremely necessary to limit the immeasurable risks from the issue of fake news.