Facebook and Instagram will hide pages that spread "vaccine misinformation" because thank god

Now Facebook says it’s taking a more direct stance against vaccine misinformation, reminiscent of recent moves to combat fake news.You should definitely be thereThe company will begin by reducing the ranking of both groups and Pages that “spread misinformation about vaccinations in News Feed and Search.” If a page meets the misinformation criteria, it won’t even show up in the predictions when you begin typing in Search – stopping people on clicking out of sheer curiosity. It also won’t show or recommend such content in Instagram Explore or hashtag pages.The company will also reject ads with misinformation about vaccines as well as remove related targeting options like “vaccine controversies?”(that was a targeting option? Eesh.) If an account is a multiple offender, it might be disabled altogether.The company also says it is exploring ways to share educational information about vaccines when people come across misinformation.