Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Instagram Account Removed for False Coronavirus Claims
Move comes as the company is expanding efforts to crack down on conspiracy theory contentDaniel Goldblatt | February 10, 2021 @ 6:11 PM Last Updated: February 10, 2021 @ 8:46 PM
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Instagram removed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s account on Wednesday for sharing false claims about the coronavirus, the company said.
A spokesperson for Facebook confirmed the removal and told TheWrap in a statement, “We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines.”
Earlier this week, the company announced it was expanding its “efforts to remove false claims on Facebook and Instagram about COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines in general during the pandemic.”
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