"We are working to tackle vaccine misinformation on Facebook by reducing its distribution and providing people with authoritative information on the topic," said a blog post by Monika Bickert, Facebook's vice-president of global policy management. A search for 'vaccination' on Facebook conducted at the end of February brought up pages from one scientifically-backed vaccine information organization (Vaccinate Your Family). Facebook said Thursday it is taking steps to reduce the appearance of anti-vaccination content in its search results. Facebook's attempts to curb vaccine misinformation come after other online platforms have already taken action. YouTube said it does not allow videos that promote anti-vaccination content to make money by hosting ads.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2019 22:18 UTC