Tag: vaccines
Social media companies ‘must tackle vaccines misinformation’
The UK has seen a rise in the number of reported cases of measles (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Di/PA) Social media companies need to do more to fight “misinformation” on vaccines following a “spike” in measles cases, health minister Jo Churchill has said. Ms Churchill said the Government will work alongside…
Instagram cracks down on hashtags spreading misinformation about vaccines
Instagram is cracking down on misinformation about vaccinations spread across the app by blocking hashtags that draw out “verifiably false” posts about the controversial subject. Inaccurate and misleading anti-vaccination messages on social media are thought to be one of the reasons why vaccination rates have dropped in recent years, with an estimated 169 million children…
