Here's a quick thread of three top reads on coronavirus and information disorder for you today, collated by the First Draft monitoring team:
Researchers were not able to verify the authenticity of over 80% of coronavirus-related websites posing as government sources misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/ambigu…
There have been multiple instances of governments using claims of false information to illegitimately "suppress the spread of coronavirus information within their borders," writes @jshermcyber for @WIRED
wired.com/story/opinion-…
A change to Facebook’s terms of service appears aimed at Australia’s attempts to make it pay news publishers, but it could also have implications for moderation globally bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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