Anti-vaxxers use Facebook to target pregnant women with fear and lies

I thought Facebook was supposed to be cracking down on fake news? I’m pretty sure that it’s not a matter of opinion that vaccines are safe, so it really wouldn’t be restricting people’s free speech if anti-vax posts were prohibited. To be clear, I’m not angry at concerned parents, but rather those who are willfully disseminating false information (possibly for profit somehow? :confused: ). This is going to be a weird period of history to study in the future. A time when the sudden widespread ability to access information (ANY information whether it is true or false) might aid in our possible destruction. (Climate Change denial comes to mind.) :frowning: Still, I remain positive that as a whole we will make it through. Somehow. I just can’t accept the alternative. I guess I’m only human. :wink:

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