WASHINGTON— In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the coronavirus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help.... Politics‘They’re killing people’: Biden blames social media for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy in red states stall progress in President Biden’s battle against COVID-19 and threaten the economy’s revival.“ Why woul

Because engagement is the only thing that matters, ” said Imran Ahmed, the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an internet watchdog group.... The redacted versions received by Congress were obtained by a consortium of news organizations, including The Associated Press. The trove of documents shows that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook carefully investigated how its platforms spread misinformation about life-saving vaccines.... That ranking scheme may work well for inn

Because engagement is the only thing that matters, ” said Imran Ahmed, the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an Internet watchdog group.... The redacted versions received by Congress were obtained by a consortium of news organisations, including The Associated Press. The trove of documents shows that in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook carefully investigated how its platforms spread misinformation about life-saving vaccines.... That ranking scheme may work well for inn

( Additional reporting by Sumit Khanna in Ahmedabad; writing by Rupam Jain; editing by Philippa Fletcher)....

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Two wind farm firms have admitted breaking health and safety laws which resulted in an employee freezing to death after becoming stranded in severe weather on a building site in Scotland.... His employer, Glasgow-based CSM Facilities and Belfast firm Farrans Construction, which was building the wind farm, admitted breaches that resulted in his death to Ayr Sheriff Court.... " To have lived through so much together and have him taken because his boss failed on basic, common sense procedures is

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl was found MINUTES from death in a Russian forest beside her lifeless mum-who had died of hypothermia. Polina had gone on a daytime walk with her mum through the bear-infested woodland area but the pair had discarded their clothes suitable for subzero night-time temperatures.... 3 Olga was found frozen to death in a forest-with her young daughter Polina sat beside her Credit: East2West 3 Polina's warm clothing was found discarded in the forest Credit: East2West A search party

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