Anti-vax groups on Facebook have begun coding their messages with the carrot symbol in order to avoid being blocked. The word "vaccine" is no longer used to describe it.
The groups often claim that people are killed or injured by the vaccine. One group with over 200,000 members states in its rules that members must use code words for everything and that posters can't use the c word or b word.
The Meta-owned platform uses a moderation system that focuses on words rather than images. It's unsurprising that this is the case. In July of 2021, a report was published about how social media filters perform.
The group that Jones was invited to join was "very odd" in its attempt to evade censorship. Jones said in a statement that he was a bit confused. It was found that it was being used as a way of evading Facebook's fake news detection.
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My sister was rushed to the hospital. One poster said that she has two. My uncle had a brain tumor. Users blaming health problems related to getting older on the COVID vaccine are a common theme in these posts.
Some users pointed out that anti-vax groups would use the emoji back when the CDC allowed kids to be vaccine free.
A search for " covid" will bring up hundreds of posts in French, which can be found in the display names. Some users are questioning the validity of the vaccine measurement put in place by the French president.
The use of emojis as code has been going on for a long time. In an "I'm trying to be slick about my bigotry" kind of way.
In the past, social media platforms have been criticized for not doing enough to stop racist abuse against black soccer players. The internet troll would use the images of monkeys and bananas to make racist gestures.
The use of word camouflage is one way bad actors are able to spread misinformation and hate on the internet. This technique involves the subtle tweaking ofKeywords so that they are understood for users while remaining undetected to social networks' moderation systems. "V4c11ne" means "vaccine."
A delicate balance between misinformation and content that doesn't violate the rules is achieved by blocking lists on social media, according to Romero.
Facebook is trying to stop groups from spreading vaccine information. If the context of the claim also suggests that people are taking part in a medical experiment, it will be removed.
The talk of moderation may be pointless. In July, Meta's president of global affairs asked if the time was right for them to seek input from the Oversight Board about their measures to address COVID-19 misinformation. Meta may stop trying to remove anti-vax content.
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