1/ 14 state attorneys general want answers from @Facebook re: if the #DisinformationDozen received special treatment from the platform, per @NanditaB1 for @Reuters.
reuters.com/technology/fou… 2/ The #DisinformationDozen—as identified by @CCDHate—are “12 anti-vaxxers who are responsible for almost two-thirds of anti-vaccine content circulating on social media platforms.” —@NanditaB1

1/ In a recent article for @washingtonpost @GerritD speaks with Matt Halprin (VP of Global Trust and Safety, YouTube) to evaluate the social media platform’s efforts to remove anti-vaxx activists’ content.
washingtonpost.com/technology/202… 2/ Recently, YouTube put policies in place in order to eliminate anti-vaxx content.

YouTube had previously taken this action for COVID vaccines, but now all content that claims any vaccine “approved by Health authorities are ineffective or dangerous,” will be removed.

1/ Last week, Dr @celinegounder spoke at 2 virtual town halls to answer questions about COVID, vaccines, & misinformation.

Read on in the thread below to learn about some of the topics she covered w/ Sen @LizKrueger & Assemblyman @JeffreyDinowitz w/ @tarahaelle. 2/ Q: Are the vaccines safe?

A: Yes. Over a BILLION doses have been administered world-wide. We have tremendous experience and data that we’ve gathered about the vaccines. The vaccines are VERY safe. Getting COVID itself is not.

1/ A report from the @NIHCM Foundation details how COVID disproportionately impacted those with physical & mental health disabilities — from unemployment, to adverse health outcomes.
nihcm.org/publications/d… 2/ According to the @NIHCM, 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has a disability: cognitive, hearing, mobility, vision, self-care, or independent living.

1/ A 2001 @NEJM article discussed the 1901-1903 smallpox epidemic in Boston, efforts to control it via compulsory vaccination, & the corresponding vaccine controversy. bit.ly/3iveKVK 2/ This table from the article shows the distribution of smallpox cases in Boston throughout the epidemic, & how events such as forced vaccination of the homeless, house-to-house vaccination, & the defeat of anti-vaccination bills affected the case count.

1/ @WhiteHouse has started pressuring social media companies to crack down on the spread of vaccine mis- & disinformation, specifically THE DISINFORMATION DOZEN, responsible for ~65% of vaccine misinformation, reported @donie for @CNNBusiness.
cnn.it/3rvEjKI 2/ @CCDHate has identified the dozen super-spreaders of anti vaccine misinformation & called on @Facebook & @Twitter to shut down their accounts. Among the dozen is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who despite being deplatformed on @Instagram, is still active on FB with 300K followers.