FOCUS-White House sees YouTube, Facebook as 'Judge, Jury & Executioner' on vaccine misinformation

Reuters2021-07-23

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation about COVID...

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