360/OPEN SUMMIT: THE WORLD IN MOTION - MAPPING THE PLANDEMIC - The COVID-19 conspiracy video “Plandemic” was one of the defining viral disinformation events of 2020. The slickly produced, self-styled “documentary” featured a former research scientist active in anti-vaccine activist circles as an authority figure and was announced ahead of time by its producers to build anticipation. Within hours of its premiere, “Plandemic” racked up hundreds of millions of views online. By the time major platforms took action to limit its spread, the video had gained hold across the entrenched ecosystem of niche conspiracy communities and spread across smaller hosting in anticipation of its removal from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. In this talk, DFRLab researchers will discuss how the trajectory of “Plandemic” serves as an important case study for how disinformation spreads, the challenges and limits of content moderation focused on specific pieces of viral content, and how different communities respond to platform enforcement.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 06/24/2021
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