Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
Facebook's own documents reveal how comments on posts are a hotbed for anti-vaccine messages. But when a researcher suggested disabling comments on vaccine posts, that idea was ignored.
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Facebook's own documents reveal how comments on posts are a hotbed for anti-vaccine messages. But when a researcher suggested disabling comments on vaccine posts, that idea was ignored.
Facebook's own documents reveal how comments on posts are a hotbed for anti-vaccine messages. But when a researcher suggested disabling comments on vaccine posts, that idea was ignored.
Facebook's own documents reveal how comments on posts are a hotbed for anti-vaccine messages. But when a researcher suggested disabling comments on vaccine posts, that idea was ignored.
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