The company confirmed that one of the most prolific and notorious anti-vaxxer online communities no longer has a home on either Facebook orInstagram as Meta reportedly took down both of their accounts for spreading misinformation.
The group called Children's Health Defense, a community of vaccine conspiracists, told their supporters Wednesday that their Facebook andInstagram pages had been taken down. They had violated the community standards on misinformation that could cause physical harm. It went against the company's stance. There is a stated ban on anti-vax misinformation on Facebook.
The group complained that they hadn't posted anything for three weeks because of a previous suspension. CDF said their followers numbered more than half a million on their accounts. Jr. said that Facebook was being used by the Federal government to silence all criticism of government policies.
Kennedy doesn't mind taking feds' money to help businesses hurt by the Pandemic. Kennedy is one of the most active spreaders of misinformation, and was one of 12 individuals most responsible for the spread of vaccine misinformation online.
The accounts were removed for violating the policies of the company. Meta uses a strike system to enforce moderation, and depending on the type of violation, it could take more or less strikes before a page gets suspended.
Kennedy and the Children's Defense Fund have struggled to fight against social media sites taking down their accounts. Last year, a group of accounts spread vaccine conspiracy and led to the removal of the YouTube page from the internet. Kennedy's social media accounts were taken down last year but his Facebook page is still active. Facebook does not allow users to strike separate account pages for the purpose of publishing on other pages.
Kennedy told NPR that he has to post pictures of cats on his Facebook page. On his page, he still advertises his website.
It is not clear what the final straw was that caused Meta to drop the ban hammer. It has been bad for anti-vaxxer nonsense.
In order to justify their vaccine skepticism, anti-vaxxers shove their heads down a rabbit hole. Some of the beliefs range from the fact that they are not tested to the idea that vaccines containatanic ingredients.
Don't try to argue with a person who calls themselves a "vaccine skeptic" There is hope that vaccine skeptics are not as large as they used to be. The most active are on any site that allows them to hold court. The best way to reduce influence is to limit the number of places they can go.
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