Facebook has been having trouble with the US President due to the posts that Trump has been posting on social media. These posts seem to violate the policies of Facebook on misinformation. Just a while ago, Facebook was having serious troubles with big companies that threatened to take their ads out of FB.
This problem started after President Donald Trump posted a controversial post and FB never took any action. FB held a meeting with the leaders of these organizations but it didn’t turn out well. They recommended Facebook to take action on the issues of hate speech and misinformation.
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However, Facebook said that they are still good without the ad dollars of big companies. This is because the SMBs compose the larger percentage of the ad business of Facebook. Moreover, FB and the Big 4 tech firms have been under anti-trust scrutiny due to unethical business practices. This latest update is about FB and Twitter punishing Trump for posting the wrong content. His post said that young people are invulnerable to the virus.
The United States public health says that young people especially children have no invulnerability to coronavirus.
What Social Media Platforms are Saying
The FB spokesperson says the content is inclusive of untrue claims that some people are invulnerable from the corona. The spokesperson said the post is abuse to FB rules around misinformation. This seems to be the 1st time FB dealt with Trump’s controversial posts based on the misinformation rules.
On the other hand, a Twitter spokesperson said that Team Trump’s tweet was an abuse of the Twitter misinformation policy. Moreover, Twitter put on hold Donald Jr’s account for spreading a clip that was linked to misinformation on the corona.
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What Donald Trump Was Saying in His TV Interview
The head of state said that learning institutions in the country should reopen amid the pandemic.
He said:
“If you look at children, they are almost immune to this disease. So, few, they’ve got much stronger immune systems than we do somehow for this. And they don’t have a problem.”
How Unsafe is COVID-19 for Children
Young people can also contract and spread the coronavirus. However, they have a lower probability or risk of becoming sick from the virus. In the case of adults, they have a greater risk of becoming sick and even succumb to death.
A study involving over 50000 patients found that less than 1% were below 19 years. In a Research charity, 50% of patients with the virus who were under ICUs in England and Northern Ireland were 60 years. In another study of cases among 7780 children, researchers found than 1 in every 5 patients had no signs or symptoms.
Discussions On the US Schools Reopening amid Coronavirus
Several school districts have canceled plans to reopen schools as cases are rising in the US states. More than 15 school districts declared that they will commence remotely. St. Andrew’s Episcopal school said it would prefer virtual learning to protect the students and staff from the virus.
Following the elections that will happen in a few months, the United States should vote for a better leader. They know what President Donald Trump has done and said. So, they should be wiser when choosing their next leader.
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