False information about the new coronavirus has continued to spread around the world, just like the illness itself. In answer, major technology companies have created new tools and rules to reduce misinformation and provide facts about the virus. Health officials and others have welcomed the new efforts. They have long urged tech companies to do more to prevent the spread of false information online. Andy Pattison is head of digital solutions for the World Health Organization (WHO). He told The Associated Press that some major tech companies have taken stronger action to reduce coronavirus misinformation. For the past two years, Pattison has been urging companies like Facebook to take more aggressive action against false information about vaccinations. Now, he says his team spends a lot of time identifying misleading coronavirus information online. Sometimes, Pattison contacts officials at Facebook, Google and YouTube to request that they remove such misinformation.
Title: Tech Companies Continue to Fight False Coronavirus Information
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virus.</span> <span data-start-time='29375' data-end-time='36375'>Health officials and others have welcomed the new efforts.</span> <span data-start-time='36375' data-end-time='47667'>They have long urged tech companies to do more to prevent the spread of false information online.</span> <span data-start-time='47667' data-end-time='56917'>Andy Pattison is head of digital solutions for the World Health Organization (WHO).</span> <span data-start-time='56917' data-end-time='69521'> He told The Associated Press that some major tech companies have taken stronger action to reduce coronavirus misinformation.</span> <span data-start-time='69521' data-end-time='84604'>For the past two years, Pattison has been urging companies like Facebook to take more aggressive action against false information about vaccinations.</span> <span data-start-time='84604' data-end-time='97000'>Now, he says his team spends a lot of time identifying misleading coronavirus information online.</span> <span data-start-time='97000' data-end-time='110083'>Sometimes, Pattison contacts officials at Facebook, Google and YouTube to request that they remove such misinformation.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4134/4.24.20a.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14821 data-hint-location='47667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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