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T-Mobile is going to let the ghost of Sprint, which the former company first moved to acquire in 2018, stick around for a few months longer.The years-long process of merging of the two companies is nearly complete, but one nagging headache remains: Sprint’s aging CDMA network, which provides service to 3G customers. Some of those customers are actually on Boost Mobile, a former Sprint subsidiary that was sold to Dish Network as part of the acquisition terms.T-Mobile had previously set an end-of-2021 deadline for unplugging Sprint’s 3G network, but in a statement the company blames unnamed “partners” for delaying the process and forcing a three-month delay. So now the former Sprint CDMA network will close up shop on March 31, 2022 rather than at the start of the new year.(If you’re confused about the distinction between older networks like CDMA, here’s a far better explanation than I could possibly offer.)”Recently it’s become increasingly clear that some of [our] partners haven’t followed through on their responsibility to help their customers through this shift,” a T-Mobile statement, shared on Friday, reads. “So, we’re stepping up on their behalf.”It’s likely that at least one of the unnamed partners — if there is more than one at all — is Dish. Back in April 2021, the Boost Mobile owner appealed to the Federal Communications Commission for help, noting, in part, “[w]e believe that T-Mobile’s actions raise significant competition and public interest concerns.” As The Verge pointed out, Dish said in the letter that more than half of Boost customers relied on the Sprint 3G network. T-Mobile is supposed to keep providing network services to Boost customers as part of the acquisition deal and related Dish sale, but nothing in the terms puts a specific timeline on maintaining the CDMA network.In an August response to

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Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world’s influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. TikTok: an app for music, memes, and medically-accurate vaccine information?Increasingly, medical professionals are using the app to share myth-busting information about things like the COVID-19 vaccine, rates of infection, and COVID treatments, all through succinct, engaging videos that will hopefully reach the people who need them. At the very least, they offer a link for other viewers to send to their more stubborn friends and relatives.
@drsiyabmd The vaccine provides more robust, predictable and consistent immunity than prior infection. ##covid19 ##naturalimmunity ##covidvaccine ##teamhalo ♬ original sound – Dr. Siyab, MD

Stopping the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation has been a long battle led by government officials, news outlets, and health professionals. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has its own guide to combatting misinformation, and other social media platforms, like YouTube, have even gone so far as banning content that contains vaccine misinformation. TikTok has taken its own steps to ensuring its users get the most accurate information about COVID-19 and the vaccine, like information centers with links to government resources, FAQs, and videos from official health organizations built directly into the app (just search “covid” or “covid vaccine” and click the top link). The app even places information banners on videos that mention the virus. Beyond these resources, though, creators have taken on the task of addressing misinformation in their own comments and on trending videos by fellow TikTok users. The eight accounts highlighted below actively share videos about the COVID vaccine, treatment, and the realities of medical science. 1. EpidemiologistKat

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