gendered disinformation
Gendered disinformation on monkeypox: "If we keep pushing it as a gay disease, people will die"
Gendered disinformation has deepened the monkeypox crisis, targeting LGBTIQ+ people and evoking painful memories of the AIDS era. We parse fact from fiction, including disagreements among public health experts, and highlight strategies to fight such disinformation.
APC will discuss gendered disinformation and digital authoritarianism at World Press Freedom Day
As part of World Press Freedom Day, APC will co-host a session on 3 May with the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression focused on the key issue of gendered disinformation, as well as participate in a session on digital authoritarianism.
