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On the contrary: it's what has already happened. Do you know there is a MASSIVE difference between someone who is skeptical about the safety of one type of vac
by mikece 6y ago
On the contrary: it's what has already happened. Do you know there is a MASSIVE difference between someone who is skeptical about the safety of one type of vaccine versus someone who is an "anti-vaxxer"? Social (and mainstream) media only present two options: people who are totally for any and all vaccines (trust science!) versus people who are against all vaccines all the time, no argument, no quarter.
There is a wide, varied, and rich spectrum between the two officially acknowledged viewpoints so I would say Facebook is doing it's job to the letter: to polarize the topic into two, discreet, non-overlapping camps: those who are for and hate the antis, and those who are against and hate the pros.
(And, sadly, this is true of Facebook on a wide range of issues, not just vaccines... when is the last time anyone had a civil debate about anything on FB?)
- viraptor 6y agoI know they exist and I'm ignoring them in this case. Actually curious people who are on the fence will have potentially interesting chats and would not be classified as misinformation.
- sthnblllII 6y agoThats not what happened on Yourube. Just mentioning the pandemic at all even in passing was getting people banned for months.
- xxxxxxx12 6y agoExactly, YouTube censored the panel of academics speaking with Gov. DeSantis. You can disagree with them politically or even just substantively, but holy smokes is it infuriating to see credentialed and serious academics being deplatformed for being perceived to have broken with supposed orthodoxy.
- viraptor 6y agoYouTube is a different case. They had a policy of "don't mention covid" and executed it. The context here is straight up misinformation.