“Y’all Masking?” hashtag goes viral on X, showing maskers they are not alone

Published July 8, 2024

Published by: Boing Boing
Published on: July 8, 2024
By Jennifer Sandlin

If you always feel like the lone masker wherever you go, I have some great news for you – you’re not! And the new “Y’all Masking?” trend on X/Twitter is proving it, much to my utter delight.

If you’re not on X, I honestly do not blame you at all. I’m literally only still there because it’s one of the few places left where I can get actual news about COVID-19. Over the last few days, the “Y’all Masking?” hashtag has gone viral on the platform, and my feed has been filled with selfies of awesome, smart, kind, beautiful people wearing masks of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Seeing so many folks who are still masking has honestly given me the boost I needed to continue masking and staying safe from COVID-19, especially as we’re currently in yet another surge.

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disinformation

Tech platforms face ‘whack-a-mole’ situation in battling health misinformation

Published March 22, 2024

Published by: CityNews / The Canadian Press
Published on: March 22, 2024
By Tara Deschamps

When Dr. Garth Graham thinks about health misinformation on social media platforms, he envisions a garden. No matter how bountiful or verdant that garden is, even…

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anti-vaccine movement

Viral spread: Peter Hotez on the increase of anti-science aggression on social media

Published January 30, 2023

Published by: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Published on: January 30, 2023
By Sara Goudarzi

Last November, Twitter announced it will no longer enforce “the COVID-19 misleading information policy.” The platform also allowed previously banned users to rejoin the site. Since then, anti-vaccination messaging has gained renewed energy, distressing scientists and researchers who have been combatting misinformation and disinformation on social media.

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