The WHO has joined TikTok to fight coronavirus misinformation.
This Friday The World Health Organization made a TikTok account as part of its efforts to cut through coronavirus misinformation online. It is specialised public health agency of the United Nations, WHO is one of the leading organisations working to contain the spread of the virus.
The first video uploaded by WHO’s was by Benedetta Allegranzi she is lead technical of infection prevention and control, describes steps people can take to protect themselves from the coronavirus and directs them to the organisations website for additional information.
WHO wrote in description “We are joining TikTok to provide you with reliable and timely public health advice,”
In past few weeks There are lot of Memes about coronavirus on TikTok, with some users pretending to be infected. One of the users on TIKTOK made a video suggesting that their friend was the first Canadian confirmed to have caught the virus.
@who We are joining @tiktok to provide you with reliable and timely public health advice! Our first post: How to protect yourself from ##coronavirus ?
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One of the main reason why WHO launched the TikTok account is to get accurate information concerning the novel coronavirus to people online. According to our insider, WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have spent the last couple of weeks of the outbreak fighting misinformation regarding the virus on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Tencent, and TikTok.
When we google for Information about queries about the novel coronavirus WHO already tops Google results. On Facebook we can scroll through their news feeds are also met with messages directing them to visit government websites for information on the virus. When it comes to Twitter then users see a message that says “Know the facts” and then sends them to visit the CDC’s website as they have the best information on coronavirus when they search for content related to the virus. Even when you go to TikTok it also links users who search for virus related content to the WHO website.
We can even see that WHO has also made strides to post accurate novel coronavirus information to its other social media accounts like Instagram. WHO Instagram feed is filled with infographics outlining how people can protect themselves from the virus.
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