TechCos not only couldn't stop misinformation before coronavirus, it actively pushed back against trying to do so (because it is an impossible problem at platform scale)
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) March 11, 2020
Coronavirus changes absolutely nothing about this, no matter how many meetings CEOs have with POTUS https://t.co/cgpy7i2wh7
We have developed an app that lets you put your face on the coronavirus, but only if you give it permission to access all your social media data. The ad-free version costs $5.99. https://t.co/TveH12HI2S
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) March 11, 2020
rough guess is that the tech community gets together [virtually] to propose a solution to the pandemic that is mostly just a public health rebranding of existing surveillance technologies
— Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) March 11, 2020
Updated -- with more on what tech companies are doing and WH comment, as officials say it's the first of multiple meetings to come https://t.co/DckDwbZAf1
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) March 11, 2020
NEW: White House asks Silicon Valley for help to combat coronavirus, track its spread and stop misinformation. Meeting today with FB, Google, IBM, Microsoft and major tech companies could set stage for more collaboration. I spoke with people in the room. https://t.co/lF2vZN7pmN
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) March 11, 2020
i'm very excited for the tech leaders to offer to use their advertising profits to cut ppl checks to build a social safety net (that's what's happening right? definitely that and not some kind of virus news tracker dashboard? right?) https://t.co/h6CDxiVSeb
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) March 11, 2020
tech cos walk in and say "start listening to the epidemiology experts" and then walk out https://t.co/3hEqEs6tUl
— Stephen Hall (@hallstephenj) March 11, 2020
Today, @USCTO Kratsios convened a meeting with representatives from American technology companies and Federal agencies to discuss tech-related COVID-19 response efforts and opportunities for collaboration.https://t.co/yeQK1Wg2Ve
— White House OSTP (@WHOSTP) March 11, 2020
Two issues with this.
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) March 11, 2020
1. Significant coronavirus misinformation seems to be coming *from* the White House.
2. This is happening at the same time as the administration is trying to hammer social media companies for over-censoring content. https://t.co/oqfabPCfME
cool. looking forward to twitter and facebook's advice on handling an epidemic/pandemic. https://t.co/5zJtGSXmvg
— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) March 11, 2020
We're struggling to get tests for patients who actually need tests, but Trump allies who don't even have symptoms are getting their hands on the precious few tests? This is obscene. https://t.co/C76WneDMR1
— Dr. Seema Yasmin (@DoctorYasmin) March 11, 2020
Story now on https://t.co/eRp3YDFm2f here: https://t.co/vlW6onws2x
— Cat Zakrzewski (@Cat_Zakrzewski) March 9, 2020
Harvey, you're a PIG.
— Call Paul's Boutique (@modernhomesla) March 11, 2020
Harvey Weinstein sentenced 2
23 yrs in prison
4 sexually assaulting 2 women in NY.
Once-powerful movie producer
spoke in his own defense
at hearing + compared#MeToo movement
2 McCarthyism ?
B4 sentence handed down.
???????https://t.co/OPsRq5O3dZ
South Korea shows that democracies can succeed against the coronavirus...
— Carlyle Gordon (@lcby) March 11, 2020
with bona fide leadership. https://t.co/Xz2tcbrhMO @washingtonposthttps://t.co/Dm20T5u8wZ
Now this is what I call #rightsforlenny. @lbronner's maths is what the readers deserve. https://t.co/2UnQNxUDV3 pic.twitter.com/2uzVmnChoF
— Jason Bernert (@JasonBernert) March 11, 2020
LIVE COVERAGE 8PM ET of tonight's primary contests from @washingtonpost newsroom. On set with me all night, fresh off campaign trail: @jameshohmann
— Libby Casey (@libcasey) March 10, 2020
And @costareports @daveweigel @byamberphillips @AaronBlake @Eugene_Scott https://t.co/DHIDp0joi0 https://t.co/LxOER3Y1j1
백악관, 대규모 기술 기업과 만나 코로나 바이러스 발생을 제어하는 방법 논의 https://t.co/6Vd7ekLatg
— editoy (@editoy) March 12, 2020
じゃぁ、ワシントンポストも騙されたってことか?https://t.co/NhF4jpUsyo
— おたかさん 311以降国に怒る毎日 (@motialtjin) March 12, 2020
Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now - The Washington Post
— Kevin (@apostlewoody) March 12, 2020
Trump asks: How do we kill only non-Republican American citizens???
https://t.co/p1vnGhaOo7 #SmartNews