Several publications from "valid" websites report and warn about a new virus that is breaking Facebook. The theme according to the authoritative websites, protectors of the Greek internet public, it is so very serious that a World Alert has been declared..
Virus announcement headlines are catchy enough to collect clicks, but the news is somewhat changed to suit them. "A new computer virus is spreading on Facebook" and for something even more dramatic "Global alert for the new virus that hit the Facebook“…. Global alarm...
But let's see what happened.
Yesterday the British newspaper Daily Mail, announced a bug in the social network.
The website said:
An unknown bug in Facebook is blocking millions of links news to appear on the website. Many posts disappear for "policy violations," according to Facebook.
So, according to the internet experts of the Greek journalism scene, the above news turned into a "Global alarm for the new virus that hit Facebook."
Of course, the headlines that appeared on the Greek sites have nothing to do with the real news. Trying to be somewhat more flexible in crisis for the Greek expert protectors of the Greek internet scene, they could have "confused" the bug with the virus.
But be that as it may, the result is the same. The internet went into an uproar, with a post that is not true. Another hoax spread through "journalistic" channels.
So pay attention to your "protectors". We very much doubt whether they can protect themselves, or whether the motivation for semi-learning can only be the collection of clicks for their websites.
Maybe they confused April Fool's Day with May Day again… who knows…
