Articles By
Jiayan Gu
Research Note
Research note: Examining how various social media platforms have responded to COVID-19 misinformation
Nandita Krishnan, Jiayan Gu, Rebekah Tromble and Lorien C. Abroms
We analyzed community guidelines and official news releases and blog posts from 12 leading social media and messaging platforms (SMPs) to examine their responses to COVID-19 misinformation. While the majority of platforms stated that they prohibited COVID-19 misinformation, the responses of many platforms lacked clarity and transparency.