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WhatsApp and YouTube act on Covid conspiracies

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, Technology, News

4.3227 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The social media giants take steps to remove falsehoods linking Covid-19 to 5G tech. Plus, how will China’s tech sector fare now that its cities are emerging from lockdown. And, are drones useful in maintaining “social distancing”? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporters Cristina Criddle and David Molloy. Produced by Jat Gill.

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Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest trends in the technology

0:53.9

business.

0:54.6

I'm Rory Kathleen Jones, and this week we look at the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus

0:59.8

and find out what social media firms are doing about it.

1:03.9

We talk to the world's leading drone company about the way autonomous aircraft are being used in the battle against the virus. And as China's technology

1:13.2

industry gets going again, we'll assess what lessons have been learned. Joining me this week,

1:19.1

not one but two BBC technology reporters, David Malloy. Hi, David. Hi, Rory. How are you doing?

1:25.2

Where are you right now? I'm in the Putney Bureau. Excellent. Just across

1:31.2

London from me. And Christina Criddle, how are you doing, Christina? And where are you? I'm all right.

1:37.6

I'm in a very, very lonely new broadcasting house studio. Barely anyone around. It's quite creepy,

1:43.5

actually. But at least I'm in good sound

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quality. At least someone is back at TechTent HQ. Here's a flavour of what's coming up.

1:52.9

The median problem is that government-initiated lockdowns has meant that there is no demand,

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