COVID-19 and misinformation: Is censorship of social media a remedy to the spread of medical misinformation?

Emilia Niemiec

Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

Abstract

Social media companies have resorted to censorship to suppress misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not the most prudent solution though given the uncertainties about the disease.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEMBO Reports
Volume21
Issue number11
Early online date2020 Oct 26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

© 2020 The Author. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Medical Ethics
  • Media and Communications

Free keywords

  • covid-19
  • misinformation

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