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Instagram vs. Reality Coronavirus: How Social Media Handles Pandemics

Instagram vs. Reality Coronavirus: How Social Media Handles Pandemics

FromMorning Brew Daily


Instagram vs. Reality Coronavirus: How Social Media Handles Pandemics

FromMorning Brew Daily

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We hold these WFH truths to be self-evident: that we’ll always wear pajama pants no matter how many times we promise to get dressed, and that we’re spending way more time than usual scrolling through social media. 
About that second one...social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become lifelines for human contact and important headlines in the era of #socialdistancing, putting pressure on Big Tech to clamp down on falsehoods and potentially harmful viral cure-alls. 
But can Zuck & Co. handle it? Are they stepping up to the plate to root out dangerous misinformation? Can we trust anything we see on social media anymore?
In this special episode of Morning Brew’s Business Casual podcast, Bloomberg social media reporter Sarah Frier explains how tech c-suites are navigating what, for many, has become the most uncertain periods of their existence...and how those business decisions impact society.
Listen now and let us know what you think.
Released:
Mar 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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