Anti-vaccine group chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed from Facebook and Instagram

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Anti-vaccine group chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed from Facebook and Instagram
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Kennedy, the son of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy, often uses his platform to spread misinformation about vaccines and anti-vaccine rhetoric.

The anti-vaccine group chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it was"deplatformed" on Facebook and Instagram. Children's Health Defense is a nonprofit known for being skeptical of vaccines, despite the fact that the vaccines available in the U.S. are safe and effective. , CHD said it was removed from the social media sites without warning, sharing screenshots of the notices it received.

On its website, CHD posts articles opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates and questioning the CDC and the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines – which have been proven safe and effective, with 223,684,995 people fully vaccinated in the U.S. Facebook has cracked down on the spread of misinformation on its platform, which picked up during the 2016 Presidential election and COVID-19 pandemic. Meta hason things like hate speech, harassment, threats of violence and false information.

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