Abstract
The online anti-vaccine movement in the age of COVID-19
Highlights
A new report by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has lambasted social media comp anies for allowing the anti-vaccine movement to remain on their platforms
“The decision to continue hosting known misinformation content and actors left online anti-vaxxers ready to pounce on the opportunity presented by coronavirus”, stated the report
The CCDH warned that the growing antivaccine movement could undermine the roll-out of any future vaccine against COVID-19
Summary
The online anti-vaccine movement in the age of COVID-19 A new report by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has lambasted social media comp anies for allowing the anti-vaccine movement to remain on their platforms. The report’s authors noted that social media accounts held by so-called anti-vaxxers have increased their following by at least 7·8 million people since 2019.
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