Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines

LONDON/NEW YORK - Since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus an international health emergency in January, Facebook Inc has removed more than 7 million pieces of content with false claims about the virus that could pose an immediate health risk to people who believe them.

“There’s a ceiling to how much we can do until the facts on the ground become more concrete,” Hirsch said in an interview with Reuters, talking publicly for the first time about how the company is trying to approach the coronavirus vaccine issue. At the same time, free speech advocates fret about increased censorship during a time of uncertainty and the lasting repercussions long after the virus is tamed.

The U.K.-based non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate reported in July that anti-vaccination content is flourishing on social media sites. Facebook groups and pages accounted for more than half of the total anti-vaccine following across all the social media platforms studied by the CCDH. But Jacob Mchangama, the executive director of Copenhagen-based think tank Justitia who was consulted by Facebook about its vaccine approach, fears the fallout from mass deletions: “This may have long-term consequences for free speech when this virus is hopefully contained,” he said.However, in Pakistan last year, the company intervened to take down false claims about the polio vaccine drive that were leading to violence against health workers.

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eculliford gabriellaborter You keep your gob shut until it does exist?

eculliford gabriellaborter Police...

eculliford gabriellaborter I asked this question just the other day. Maybe Rueters bigger platform will get an answer. May as well ask how twitter removes followers en mass and shadow bans their tweets.

eculliford gabriellaborter Fact: I wouldn’t make my family take an untested vaccine.

eculliford gabriellaborter It turns out 24 year old gender studies degree holders living in San Francisco can fact check anything! Credentials only matter when the professional agrees with the leftist narrative, otherwise Aiden and Zoe are pushing the BIG RED BUTTON.

eculliford gabriellaborter Can you trust Facebook to be impartial?

eculliford gabriellaborter I wish Anonymous would turn their attention and talents on Facebook.

eculliford gabriellaborter 'High-profile figures such as Mr Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have repeatedly promoted the drug - both taking it themselves. And social media companies have removed viral online posts by doctors..

eculliford gabriellaborter Censorship is a slippery slope

eculliford gabriellaborter Like this one -

eculliford gabriellaborter You mean Facebook doesn’t want people to know the CV19 vax skipped animal trials. Has a target of 40% effecy and will probably not work. Cost $3,000 per patient. We They are telling us the virus is mutating. Vaccines are not effective on mutated viruses.

eculliford gabriellaborter Facebook now required to remove ALL misinformation otherwise they will look like the PRC censors- they will need to remove a shitload of “progressive” stuff- i reckon they haven’t got the balls

eculliford gabriellaborter Hey Facebook you helped get a madman elected to the highest level in America. I will never forgive you no matter what you do now.

eculliford gabriellaborter They should stop being the judge, jury and executioner! People are not stupid and can make their own conclusions, even if it doesn’t jive with the Woke ( what a stupid term!) crowd.

eculliford gabriellaborter facebook is on a very slippery slope. They started removing tweets for misinformation for republicans that they can't prove is misinformation. Now they want to do it for covid Do they have the experts on their staff that can prove these tweets are misinformation?

eculliford gabriellaborter Facebook blocked 'Save the Children'

eculliford gabriellaborter NO! It has been driving it's own narrative by supporting proven and admittedly falsified morality rates as defined by Birx and Fauci. No moral high ground in their position only a company driven narrative that suits their purposes! Deserve to be banned for their shameful bull

Tech eculliford gabriellaborter Is there a fact checking school Facebook employees go to that make them so much better at this than everyone else? Where do I sign up? Egads...

eculliford gabriellaborter Hey fb, you can hire people to check the veracity of every post. Jesus, it's not like you don't have the money. Hire a LOT of people, get them to cross-check and check some more, and pay them a decent wage. If there were awards for fb tomfoolery, this b.s. might win.

eculliford gabriellaborter Easy. Delete your Facebook. Its nothing but morons trading bad information back and forth with the dumbest echos you've ever heard.

eculliford gabriellaborter hydroxychloriquineworks for the commoncold, theflu and COVID-19

eculliford gabriellaborter What a stand up guy. If Zuckerberg took zero responsibility for Russia pushing propaganda campa that he made money off of.

eculliford gabriellaborter So who are the doctors and virologists who work for Facebook constantly deleting material?

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eculliford gabriellaborter It's not that hard. Ask Fauci.

eculliford gabriellaborter Don't!

eculliford gabriellaborter you wanna police something why don't they shut down fox? facebook didn't sign up to be the police.

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eculliford gabriellaborter They need to stop censoring!

eculliford gabriellaborter Facebook shouldn’t be policing anything!

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