Amazon removed a million products that claimed to cure the Corona virus. It is the second technological one company which together with Facebook takes measures against disinformation.
The outbreak of the Conorovirus epidemic has upset the world and the governments of the affected countries are struggling to cope with a massive demand for hospitalization. Technology companies, on the other hand, are waging a completely different battle for the Coronavirus.
Since the outbreak went global, tech companies have struggled to contain an uncontrollable panic.sloware fake news and misinformation about the new Corona virus.
Just a few days, tFacebook took action to remove products that were claimed to cure or protect people from the Coronavirus. According to the Reuters news agency, Amazon has downloaded 1 million products claiming to cure it. The company also withdrew thousands of scam products and warned traders not to sell masks at exorbitant prices.
Amazon did not specify the exact amount above which the company considers the sale as a scandal. Amazon, however, claims that it will use a mix of automated and manual listing reviews to detect false requests and price spikes. Scientists around the world have repeatedly pointed out that there is still no cure for the new Coronavirus. Therefore, any ad you can see online that promises a cure is fake and you should report it.
Ο young Coronaeus has killed over from 2.990 people worldwide and has infected over 87.400 people. In our country at the moment 7 people have been infected.