Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
- Written by Tobias R. Keller, Visiting Postdoc, Queensland University of Technology

Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation.
Last year, Facebook cofounder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called for new rules to address “harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data...





