Dymples Leong
8 May 2020
Telegram has many features that drive its popularity and has been a vital tool for governments in combating this 'infodemic', say observers.
Global efforts to tackle the COVID-19 “infodemic” – a term coined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe the spread of coronavirus-related misinformation online – are speeding up in response to the sheer scale of fake news on social media and online messaging platforms.
The spread of misinformation about COVID-19 has led to confusion, fear and even violence.
As governments increasingly turn to a variety of social media platforms to communicate official information to the public, the popular application Telegram has become an important messaging tool for governments.
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