Instagram vs. Reality Coronavirus: How Social Media Handles Pandemics

<p>We hold these WFH truths to be self-evident: that we’ll always wear pajama pants no matter how many times we promise to get dressed, and that we’re spending way more time than usual scrolling through social media.&nbsp;</p><p>About that second one...social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become lifelines for human contact and important headlines in the era of #socialdistancing, putting pressure on Big Tech to clamp down on falsehoods and potentially harmful viral cure-alls.&nbsp;</p><p>But can Zuck &amp; Co. handle it? Are they stepping up to the plate to root out dangerous misinformation? Can we trust anything we see on social media anymore?</p><p><strong>In this special episode of Morning Brew’s Business Casual podcast</strong>, Bloomberg social media reporter Sarah Frier explains how tech c-suites are navigating what, for many, has become the most uncertain periods of their existence...and how those business decisions impact society.</p><p><strong>Listen now and let us know what you think.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>