Africa and tech giants join forces to fight coronavirus fake news
‘There has never been a more critical time than now for us to leverage social media in sending out the right message’
02 April 2020 - 22:43
Abuja — Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about coronavirus on social media platforms that could propel the pandemic on a continent with shaky health-care systems.
SA, which has more infections than any other African country, with 1,462 confirmed cases, has an information service about the coronavirus on WhatsApp...
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