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Combatting Vaccine Misinformation on Facebook

posted by chromas on Thursday March 14 2019, @01:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the threw-the-facebook-out-with-the-vax-water dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

Facebook cracks down on vaccine misinformation

In a blog post, the Menlo Park, Calif. company said it will reject any ads containing misinformation about vaccines, remove any targeted advertising options like 'vaccine controversies,' and will no longer show or recommend content containing this type of misinformation on Instagram Explore or hashtag pages."

upstart writes:

Submitted via IRC for FatPhil

Combatting Vaccine Misinformation

We are working to tackle vaccine misinformation on Facebook by reducing its distribution and providing people with authoritative information on the topic.

[...] Leading global health organizations, such as the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have publicly identified verifiable vaccine hoaxes. If these vaccine hoaxes appear on Facebook, we will take action against them.

For example, if a group or Page admin posts this vaccine misinformation, we will exclude the entire group or Page from recommendations, reduce these groups and Pages’ distribution in News Feed and Search, and reject ads with this misinformation.

We also believe in providing people with additional context so they can decide whether to read, share, or engage in conversations about information they see on Facebook. We are exploring ways to give people more accurate information from expert organizations about vaccines at the top of results for related searches, on Pages discussing the topic, and on invitations to join groups about the topic. We will have an update on this soon.

We are fully committed to the safety of our community and will continue to expand on this work.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:35PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:35PM (#814439)

    If the safety or wellbeing of the mother-to-be is in jeopardy because of the child.. then there is a medical condition requiring... BIRTH.

    We induce labor or perform a Cesarean section, delivering a cute little baby. If the mother just hates her child, she can give it away.

    Also, it isn't, and shouldn't be, your decision. It is only the child's issue, and society should stay out of the way. That includes access to support and doctors.

    Society needs to ensure removal happens as safely as possible, which doesn't include deadly actions like ripping arms and legs off or injecting poison.

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  • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by NotSanguine on Thursday March 14 2019, @09:08PM (1 child)

    by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Thursday March 14 2019, @09:08PM (#814470) Homepage Journal

    Do you have a functioning uterus? No?

    Then shut the fuck up.

    --
    No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr

    • (Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @06:40AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @06:40AM (#814683)

      Are you still in a uterus? No?

      Then shut the fuck up.