US Surgeon General Calls <br />Out Tech Companies, Over COVID-19 Misinformation.<br />US Surgeon General Calls <br />Out Tech Companies, Over COVID-19 Misinformation.<br />Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a formal advisory focused <br />on tech and social media companies on July 15.<br />He described the spread of health <br />misinformation via social media <br />and technology platforms as <br />“an urgent threat to public health.”.<br />Modern technology companies have enabled misinformation to poison our information environment, with little accountability to their users, Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />We expect more from our <br />technology companies, Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />The 22-page advisory recommends <br />“an all-of-society approach” in order to curb the spread <br />of misinformation and protect the health of the public.<br />During a press conference <br />following the release of his <br />advisory, Dr. Murthy went so <br />far as to single out Facebook.<br />We’re asking them to operate with greater transparency and accountability. We’re asking them to monitor misinformation, <br />more closely, Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />Dr. Murthy's advisory seems to have catapulted efforts <br />geared toward the fight against misinformation concerning <br />COVID-19 vaccines and other health care measures.<br />The Rockefeller Foundation pledged $13.5 million <br />“to counter health mis- and disinformation.”.<br />A recent study concluded that even quick exposure <br />to COVID-19 vaccine disinformation resulted in <br />subjects becoming less likely to get vaccinated
