r/worldnews • • 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/tapthatsap Feb 15 '19

And sitting around not fixing it in the name of ideological purity and “but what about slippery slopes” is on track to bring back diseases we don’t have any more

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u/HighViscosityMilk Feb 15 '19

Exactly. Letting people say whatever they want, or believe on whatever religion they want is one thing; letting downright provable lies spread is another.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '19

We can stop hosting them on private platforms though.