ANALYSIS: “They’re killing people … the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they’re killing people.”That was US President Joe Biden speaking to an NBC reporter on the weekend. He sees the platform’s lack of action around the anti-vax posts it hosts as the smoking gun. They accused the social media platforms of targeting people of colour and black Americans specifically, communities who have suffered the worst health impacts of the virus and whose vaccination rates are lagging. Red Cross Covid infections continue to soar in Fiji, partly because of the strong anti-vax message communicated through social media channels. While battling social media posts is a worthy cause and one governments should pursue, it’s unlikely that it alone will change people’s minds.

Source: Stuff July 20, 2021 02:37 UTC