Pinterest confirmed to AFP Monday it changed its policy last year with regards to anti-vaccine content, a development first disclosed last week by the Wall Street Journal. “We want Pinterest to be an inspiring place for people, and there’s nothing inspiring about misinformation,” a spokesperson said. YouTube announced Friday it was removing ads on anti-vaccine videos, thus eliminating a key way such videos make money. Buzzfeed had drawn attention to instances in which YouTube’s automated recommendations system had allowed some anti-vaccine videos to slip through. Facebook responded that it was looking at ways to reduce the visibility of anti-vaccine content.

Source: The Express Tribune February 26, 2019 07:52 UTC