Facebook Moves Against Vaccine Misinformation
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social media company will be labeling all posts that contain information about covid-19 vaccines as well as launching a tool to help people find available vaccine sites nearby. The news comes as a study shows some non-rule-breaking content shared on Facebook helped spread vaccine mistrust.
Reuters:
Facebook To Label All Posts About COVID-19 Vaccines
Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines. The social media company said in a blog post it is also launching a tool in the United States to give people information about where to get COVID-19 vaccines and adding a COVID-19 information area to its photo-sharing site Instagram. (Culliford, 3/15)
Axios:
Zuckerberg Unveils Facebook Vaccination Information Tool
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that Facebook is building a tool to connect people to information about where and when to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Facebook has been blamed for the spread of anti-vaccination misinformation during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. (Fischer, 3/15)
The Washington Post:
Massive Facebook Study On Users’ Doubt In Vaccines Finds A Small Group Appears To Play A Big Role In Pushing The Skepticism
The research effort discovered early evidence of significant overlap between communities that are skeptical of vaccines and those affiliated with QAnon, a sprawling set of baseless claims that has radicalized its followers and been associated with violent crimes, according to the documents. (Dwoskin, 3/14)
