Schiff calls out Facebook, Google over anti-vaccination information
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Facebook and Google on Thursday expressing concern that their platforms recommend anti-vaccination information.
“As a Member of Congress who is deeply concerned about declining vaccination rates, I am requesting additional information on the steps that you currently take to provide medically accurate information on vaccinations to your users, and to encourage you to consider additional steps you can take to address this growing problem,” Schiff wrote to CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai.
“I was pleased to see YouTube’s recent announcement that it will no longer recommend videos that violate its community guidelines, such as conspiracy theories or medically inaccurate videos, and encourage further action to be taken related to vaccine misinformation.”
A recent report in The Guardian that Schiff cited found Facebook and Google users are nudged toward anti-vaccination websites and groups when they seek information about vaccines on the platforms.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/430041-schiff-calls-out-facebook-google-over-anti-vaccination-information
