‘A systemic failure’: vaccine misinformation remains rampant on Facebook, experts say

Misinformation ‘superspreader’ accounts found still active even as vaccination rates flag and cases rise in US

Facebook is under fire once again over the proliferation of vaccine misinformation on its platform, after Joe Biden said tech giants such as Facebook are “killing people” for failing to tackle the problem.

The White House has also zeroed in on the “disinformation dozen”: accounts that have been shown to be responsible for the bulk of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms.

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Source: The Guardian