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Facebook and Instagram remove one of the largest anti-vaccine groups in the US

The child health advocacy group accused Meta of restricting her right to free speech. | Font: AFP

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Meta, parent company facebook as well as Instagramsaid on Thursday that he had removed one of the most influential anti-vaccine groups in the United States on the social media platform for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

the group is called Protecting children’s health (CHD, a children’s health group, in Spanish), which is critical of COVID-19 vaccines, immediately accused Meta of restricting his right to free speech.

“In this case, Facebook is acting as an agent of the federal government’s crusade to silence any criticism of draconian policies,” the CHD founder said. Robert Kennedy Jr.nephew of President John F. Kennedy, in a press release.

representative TargetAaron Simpson told AFP what the group takes into account facebook as well as Instagram They were removed on Wednesday. The firing comes after repeated violations of Meta’s rules regarding misinformation.

CHD claims that their social media accounts were followed by hundreds of thousands of people and that they were surprised by the Meta’s decision.

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In a statement, the group shared a screenshot showing messages notifying accounts were suspended due to “misinformation that could cause real harm.”

CHD argued that the ban could be related to a lawsuit the group filed against Target in which he accuses the tech giant of violating the right to free speech.

The lawsuit claims Target trust the US agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what information is scientifically validated. (AFP)

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