Facebook announces anti-vaxx crackdown, will block ads with vaccine misinformation

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Facebook announced a series of new steps to reduce fake health news and anti-vaxx posts.

Facebook says it will reduce distribution and provide users with"authoritative information" on the topic, following the lead of Pinterest.

Facebook says it will reduce distribution and provide users with"authoritative information" on the topic, following the lead of Pinterest. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/03/07/facebook-looks-tackle-vaccine-misinformation/3092719002/

 

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It would really be nice cause there are many fake news on FB

Lol. FB is fake news

Anything for money

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