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Facebook Tries to Tackle Vaccine Misinformation With New Updates

Site will not recommend groups, pages that spread false info

Vaccine hoaxes as defined by the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will serve as Facebook’s barometer for taking action, the company said.Getty Images
By Kelsey Sutton

March 7, 2019

Facebook will try to curtail the amount of vaccination misinformation that spreads on its platform by no longer recommending groups and pages or accepting ads that post false information about vaccines, it announced Thursday.

Kelsey Sutton

Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.

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