President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are 바카라killing people바카라 by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines.
Biden's comments came a day after US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared misinformation about the vaccines a threat to public health, and as US officials advised that deaths and serious illness from the virus are almost entirely preventable because of the vaccines.
Biden, asked if he had a message for platforms like Facebook where false or misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines has spread, told reporters, 바카라They're killing people.바카라
바카라The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated," he said.
Speaking on Thursday, Murthy said misinformation about COVID-19, deemed an 바카라infodemic바카라 by the World Health Organization, was deadly.
바카라Misinformation poses an imminent and insidious threat to our nation's health,바카라 Murthy said during remarks at the White House. 바카라We must confront misinformation as a nation. Lives are depending on it.바카라
Given the role the internet plays in spreading health misinformation, Murthy said technology companies and social media platforms must make meaningful changes to their products and software to reduce the spread of false information while increasing access to authoritative, fact-based sources.
Too often, he said, the platforms are built in ways that encourage, not counter, the spread of misinformation.
바카라We are asking them to step up,바카라 Murthy said. 바카라We can't wait longer for them to take aggressive action.바카라
Facebook spokesperson Dani Lever responded: "We will not be distracted by accusations which aren't supported by facts. The fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about COVID-19 and vaccines on Facebook, which is more than any other place on the internet.바카라
바카라More than 3.3 million Americans have also used our vaccine finder tool to find out where and how to get a vaccine. The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives. Period,바카라 Lever said.
Twitter posted on its platform, 바카라As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves around the world, we'll continue to do our part to elevate authoritative health information.바카라Â
