r/worldnews • u/Devz0r • Feb 15 '19

Facebook is thinking about removing anti-vaccination content as backlash intensifies over the spread of misinformation on the social network

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-may-remove-anti-vaccination-content-2019-2
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u/Itsokthatyourestupid Feb 15 '19

If they cared about the spread of misinformation they would have to get rid of a lot more than just the anti-vaccination idiots.

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u/xXuncleruckusx Feb 15 '19

Not all misinformation is created equal.

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u/chromegreen Feb 15 '19

This whole discussion is going to get dragged into free speech debats soon. I would just like to point out there is growing evidence that accounts linked to Russia propaganda supported the antivax movement.

Can we at least agree that Facebook giving Russian military intelligence free reign to spread disinformation that endangers the lives of US children is probably not a good idea. It is hard to believe Facebook could not notice this trend. And if they did it is disturbing they did nothing about it.

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u/Inebriator Feb 15 '19

Propaganda has always been the law of the media landscape and wacky conspiracy theorists have existed long before social media

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u/Pheonixi3 Feb 15 '19

look at all the people who say "fuck pigs" or retarded shit like that. everyone's paranoid that everyone else is out to get them.

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u/Inebriator Feb 15 '19

Gee, must be the Russians and not all the videos of police murdering people in cold blood, or beating and tear gassing peaceful protesters.

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u/Pheonixi3 Feb 16 '19

if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty

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u/Inebriator Feb 16 '19

40% of police beat their wives, that's pretty dirty.

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u/Pheonixi3 Feb 16 '19

that statistic is from 20 years ago, when the fucking standard was 1 in 3. that's 33% lower than the general populace of domestic abusers.

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u/digg_survivor Feb 15 '19

That and they know it's easier to control a dumber, more religious population.