White House's Jha: Social media platform owners should consider role in COVID misinformation

WASHINGTON – Homeowners of social media platforms ought to contemplate their private duty relating to well being disinformation, and the general public ought to select respected sources to belief, White Home COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha stated on Tuesday.

“You possibly can determine to belief America’s physicians, or you'll be able to belief some random dude on Twitter. These are your decisions,” Jha stated at a White Home press briefing.

“For journalists and for individuals who personal platforms, what I'd say is try to be occupied with what your private duty is, and do you need to be a supply of misinformation and disinformation? That’s as much as as much as these people,” he stated.

Jha was answering a query on Twitter permitting politicians and others who unfold COVID vaccine misinformation again onto the platform below the management of latest proprietor Elon Musk.

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