Facebook must do more to fight climate change denial, campaigners say

Trump's new blog can be seen as a way of getting around his ban from major social media networks.

The Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump have remained suspended after a decision by the Oversight Board.

All vaccines rolled out within the EU trialed on animals, but people on social media have been pushing false claims that people taking the jabs are acting as 'lab rats.'

Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh said the user had been spreading false rumours and generating "fear" online.

It comes as Beckham took part in a vaccine campaign as part of World Immunization Week.

The hearing "Algorithms and Amplification", scheduled to go before Congress on Tuesday, is the first entirely focused on social media algorithms and how they may amplify misinformation.

The removed tweets were published by journalists, opposing politicians, lawmakers as well as other prominent figures.

"There’s a shift in tactics. Now it’s softer forms of denial and efforts to diminish the impacts of climate change,” Penn State climate scientists Michael Mann said.

The interior ministry said the measure was taken "in order to maintain public order and safety" after several days of heightened anti-French sentiments.

#HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over a proposed French law banning children from wearing a hijab in public spaces.

False rumours have circulated on Facebook in France that vaccinated people are more likely to infect others with new strains. Immunologists and the WHO have reiterated that there is "no evidence" of this.

It comes as the third wave of coronavirus sweeps across Europe, with many countries tightening measures in recent weeks.

Vaccine hesitancy has risen sharply in France since countries across Europe suspended the AstraZeneca jab amid reports it causes blood clots.

Half of the misinformation that spreads online is shared because users are not paying attention, a study has found.