Facebook Is Finally Targeting Anti-Vax Pages and Groups

The changes come months after the start of the vaccine rollout in the U.S.

Sarah Emerson
OneZero
Published in
4 min readFeb 9, 2021

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Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with the words COVID-19 blurred in the background on a laptop screen
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Facebook announced in a blog post on Monday that it intends to start removing vaccine misinformation from groups and pages, expanding its focus on “debunked claims” about the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Sarah Emerson
OneZero

Staff writer at OneZero covering social platforms, internet communities, and the spread of misinformation online. Previously: VICE