Category: anti-vaxx

Pinterest’s moderation doesn’t catch some abusive and false material

[ad_1] A spokesperson acknowledged to OneZero that policy-violating material would “sometimes appear” in results, even after it asked to have the content removed entirely. The company stuck to its emphasis on blocking search results, though, and said it “encourage[s]” people to content in addition to taking advice from “outside experts.” The representative added that it […]

How Instagram’s anti-vaxxers fuel coronavirus conspiracy theories

[ad_1] Instagram’s ‘rabbit hole’ problem Like Facebook, Instagram doesn’t ban anti-vaccine content, though the company claims it has attempted to make it less visible to users. The company blocks some hashtags and says it tries to make anti-vaccine content harder to find in public areas of the app, like Explore. Yet accounts promoting conspiracy theories […]