Campaigners claim Facebook, Twitter and YouTube failed to act on flagged 'clearly harmful posts'.
CCDH says tech firm's failure to act may limit take-up of Covid-19 vaccines when they become available
This has limited the US companies' ability to address the specific cases. But the firms have said they have removed and labelled millions of other items since the virus was declared a public health emergency.None of the tech firms involved forbid users from posting inaccurate information about vaccinations.from the World Health Organization when they searched or visited relevant content.
Instagram received 144 complaints. It removed three posts, suspended one account and added warnings to two posts - representing action on 4.2% of the cases CCDH added that about one in 10 of all examples made reference to conspiracy theories involving Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, including suggestions that he wanted people to be fitted with microchips that would cause them to starve if they refused a vaccine.
But CCDH's chief executive said politicians and regulators in the US and UK must now force the firms into tougher action.
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