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Ads on Facebook are spreading misinformation about anti-HIV drugs
While many are focused on Facebook's unwillingness to curb false political ads, there appears to be another misinformation campaign going unchecked. The Guardian and GLAAD have noted that personal injury law firms continue to run Facebook ads making false claims about the risks of Truvada, a drug meant to reduce the likelihood of HIV transmission. Some float the specters of bone loss and kidney damage despite evidence that the risks of either are "not clinically significant," according to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
GLAAD said it contacted Facebook's public policy team and reached out to five fact-checking agencies, but the social network answered by pointing to a public ad policy page explaining why ads can be removed. In response, GLAAD posted an open letter asking Facebook to remove the ads, with support coming from 50 organizations, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The advocacy group is buying ads on Facebook to promote the letter among the LGBTQ+ community.
We've asked Facebook for comment.
(Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Monday December 16 2019, @11:25PM (1 child)
Tonic water is also good for diabetic neuropathy. Problem was, my sister wouldn't drink it even though she couldn't really walk from the pain. I actually like the taste, and I know someone else won't drink it even on a hot day. Same as spruce beer - really gross, but you get used to it and there's no competition for it in the work cooler.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday December 17 2019, @03:07AM
Yeah, it's like Buckley's mixture: tastes awful, but it works, so I like the taste, lol.
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