{"id":3209,"date":"2023-05-04T00:56:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3209"},"modified":"2023-05-04T00:56:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:56:22","slug":"new-who-pandemic-initiative-uses-listening-surveillance-systems-to-identify-misinformation-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3209","title":{"rendered":"New WHO Pandemic Initiative Uses \u2018Listening Surveillance Systems\u2019 To Identify \u2018Misinformation &amp; Rumors.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3210\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-16.png 670w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-16-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-16-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-16-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Posted BY:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>| NwoReport<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A new pandemic prevention initiative by the World Health Organization will rely on \u201csocial listening surveillance systems\u201d to identify \u201crumors and misinformation,\u201d War Room can reveal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative \u2013&nbsp;Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) \u2013 seeks to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/26-04-2023-who-launches-new-initiative-to-improve-pandemic-preparedness\">guide<\/a>&nbsp;countries in pandemic planning\u201d while \u201cincorporat[ing] the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internal documents from the United Nations (UN) agency, however, reveal a variety of invasive tactics deployed to suppress the spread of alleged \u201cmisinformation.\u201d The WHO is pushing for member states \u2013 including the U.S. \u2013 to adopt these suggestions when developing or updating their respiratory pathogen pandemic plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/pret\/who_pret_module_1_14042023_draft.pdf?sfvrsn=b1b3306e_2&amp;download=true\">Module<\/a>\u00a0one of the initiative\u2019s blueprint describes how the spread of content deemed \u201cmisinformation\u201d amounts to a new \u201chealth threat\u201d called \u201cinfodemics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInfodemic is the overabundance of information -accurate or not- which makes it difficult for individuals to adopt behaviors that will protect their health and the health of their families and communities. The infodemic can directly impact health, hamper the implementation of public health countermeasures, and undermine trust and social cohesiveness,\u201d the PRET document continues before identifying a variety of tactics to hamper the spread of posts contrary to mainstream public health narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEstablish and invest in resources for social listening surveillance systems and capacities to identify concerns as well as rumors and misinformation,\u201d argues the WHO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo build trust, it\u2019s important to be responsive to needs and concerns, to relay timely information, and to train leaders and HCWs in risk communications principles and encourage their application. Communication should be tailored to the community of interest, focusing on and prioritizing vulnerable groups.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNew tools and approaches for social listening have been developed using new technologies such as artificial intelligence to listen to population concerns on social media (such as the Platform EARS developed by WHO),\u201d explains the PRET initiative report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper also suggests testing out these strategies during \u201cacute respiratory events including seasonal influenza\u201d and involving the public and private sectors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cDevelop and implement communication and behaviour change strategies based on infodemic insights, and test them during acute respiratory events including seasonal influenza. This includes implementing infodemic management across sectors, and having a coordinated approach with other actors, including academia, civil society, and international agencies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the WHO has begun expanding its \u201cinfodemic\u201d research into private messaging apps, with a February article&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/11-02-2023-understanding-interactions-on-messaging-apps-to-improve-influenza-pandemic-preparedness-and-response\">noting<\/a>&nbsp;how \u201cthe WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has taken steps to explore the role and potential of using closed messaging apps for promoting health messages and reducing the spread of misleading information during and between influenza pandemics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These revelations come amidst the WHO\u2019s efforts to codify a controversial Pandemic Treaty, which would cause signatories to cede control over many aspects of their country\u2019s pandemic control and public health measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Link: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nworeport.me\/new-who-pandemic-initiative-uses-listening-surveillance-systems-to-identify-misinformation-rumors\/\">https:\/\/nworeport.me\/new-who-pandemic-initiative-uses-listening-surveillance-systems-to-identify-misinformation-rumors\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new pandemic prevention initiative by the World Health Organization will rely on \u201csocial listening surveillance systems\u201d to identify \u201crumors and misinformation,\u201d War Room can reveal. The initiative \u2013&nbsp;Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) \u2013 seeks to \u201cguide&nbsp;countries in pandemic planning\u201d while \u201cincorporat[ing] the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d Internal documents from the United Nations (UN) agency, however, reveal a variety of invasive tactics deployed to suppress the spread [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-individual-liberty"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3211,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3209\/revisions\/3211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}