Facebook shelved report showing how it spread vaccine misinformation

[luv2fly]

Facebook shelved damning report showing how the platform spread vaccine misinformation: report

Bob Brigham
August 20, 2021

The social media giant Facebook shelved a report showing how its platform is used to spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new report from the New York Times.

Earlier this week, Facebook released a quarterly report on the most-viewed posts shared on the platform, but the Times reports that the company "had prepared a similar report for the first three months of the year, but executives never shared it with the public because of concerns that it would look bad for the company."

In fact, according to the Times, the Facebook report revealed that "the most-viewed link was a news article with a headline suggesting that the coronavirus vaccine was at fault for the death of a Florida doctor."

And that wasn't the only troubling part.

More at:

https://www.rawstory.com/facebook-misinformation/

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Long ago I wondered when Democrats of good conscience would give up Facebook, needless to say all the DU Facebook lovers didn't like it. I'd ask if you're ready now, but I already know the answer...

[RockRaven]

1. BuT hOw ElSe CaN i SeE pIcTuReS oF mY tHiRd CoUsIn'S bIrThDaY cAkE?

[2naSalit]

2. Not one bit surprised.

[crickets]

3. Because of course they did.

Otherwise, they'd have to admit that Facebook isn't trying hard enough to stop the firehose of misinformation promulgated on their site, and we can't have that, can we?