Threads is overflowing with misinformation on the 2020 election, COVID-19 and vaccines, and gender-affirming care, according to new research from Media Matters.
Both are rampant on Meta Platforms Inc.’s META, -1.45% new Twitter-like app, which debuted last week and has been downloaded by more than 100 million people.
Meta launched Threads without the fact-checking program that aims to prevent the spread of misinformation on Facebook and Instagram, seemingly abandoning the anti-hate-speech policies that govern its other platforms, Media Matters said.
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