“One of the ways it [misinformation] is spreading is the way people are sharing”, Melissa Fleming, who oversees the UN’s global communications effort, said on the eve of the Pause campaign’s launch, chosen to coincide with Social Media Day.

“The idea of pause is: take care before you share. We hope that ‘take care before you share’, starts to be a social norm that people have in the back of their heads and that will enable a personal behavior change.”

La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y Facebook lanzaron el 6 de mayo una asociación para apoyar a las Micro, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (MIPYME) de la región a través de sesiones de capacitación en línea y mesas redondas de políticas. El programa ayudará a las MIPYME a enfrentar los desafíos que enfrentan como resultado de la pandemia de COVID-19, ya que muchas de ellas se vieron obligadas a cerrar temporalmente debido a la débil demanda de los consumidores, la caída del tráfico peatonal y la interacción social.

“Small businesses across the Hemisphere serve as the lifeblood of our communities. Supporting them is not only about supporting the economy — it’s also about supporting lives. We must help them weather the pandemic and adapt to the new post-pandemic reality. Their success will be our success,” said the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro.