Why did Facebook block pro-vaccination ads and run anti-vaccination ads? Money!

Mark Frauenfelder 11:01 am Fri Nov 15, 2019

Thanks for the measles outbreaks, Facebook. The social media platform refused to run pro-vaccination ads on the grounds that they were "political" but not labeled as such, "while simultaneously allowing…

Thanks for the measles outbreaks, Facebook.

The social media platform refused to run pro-vaccination ads on the grounds that they were "political" but not labeled as such, "while simultaneously allowing hundreds of advertisements from anti-vaccination groups to display for millions of users," reports TNW. The upshot? "Medical experts claim that Facebook has played a major role in the resurgence of the measles virus and blame the social media network’s declaration that all advertisements concerning vaccinations were political in nature."

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