What are the incentives or driving force behind anti-vaxxers? I am amazed why someone is putting money and efforts on anti-vaccination. Personally its hard to believe it become a big thing without some sort incentives/driving force.
Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
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Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#12Relevant information: >"Facebook does not have a policy that bans advertising on the basis that it expresses opposition to vaccines," a Facebook spokesperson said. "Our policy is to ban ads containing vaccine misinformation." The ad Buzzfeed thinks is in violation: >One ad reads, “Is the vaccine the best option? And if not, what is?” Another says, “Click below for a FREE guide for Pertussis which will include: Vaccin…
> The ad doesn't contain misinformation, merely opposition. Can you show me a formulation of "vaccine opposition" that does not require misinformation to be credible?
Sure: there's the idea of opposing vaccines because you want the absolute option of bodily autonomy over what gets injected into your bloodstream.
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#13Why are they allowed to profit from spreading misinformation without consequence?
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#14Relevant information: >"Facebook does not have a policy that bans advertising on the basis that it expresses opposition to vaccines," a Facebook spokesperson said. "Our policy is to ban ads containing vaccine misinformation." The ad Buzzfeed thinks is in violation: >One ad reads, “Is the vaccine the best option? And if not, what is?” Another says, “Click below for a FREE guide for Pertussis which will include: Vaccin…
> The ad doesn't contain misinformation, merely opposition. Can you show me a formulation of "vaccine opposition" that does not require misinformation to be credible?
Seriously. The use of the term "opposition" here makes it sound like vaccinations are things people can have subjective opinions about. It's like having a dissenting opinion on 1+1=2 or voicing ones opposition to the sky being being blue and expecting everyone to be cool with that. Except in the case of vaccinations, these dissenters cause people to freaking die, and not just themselves or their own. And their argument is literally never anything more than, "well, y'know, some people are saying vaccinations are bad, I hear. Some of them are even in my family or on TV or go to my church so there must be something to it!"
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#15Relevant information: >"Facebook does not have a policy that bans advertising on the basis that it expresses opposition to vaccines," a Facebook spokesperson said. "Our policy is to ban ads containing vaccine misinformation." The ad Buzzfeed thinks is in violation: >One ad reads, “Is the vaccine the best option? And if not, what is?” Another says, “Click below for a FREE guide for Pertussis which will include: Vaccin…
The ad's destination URL contains the misinformation. Agencies play this semantic cat and mouse game with policies that are clearly targeted at preventing this type of content from proliferating, so it's not as cut and dry as you believe it is.
The larger picture may not be cut and dry, but this example is. The wording of the policy is very clear, and so is the wording of the ads in question.
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#16Why are they allowed to profit from spreading misinformation without consequence?
On the flip side, do you want Facebook or any company to control what you can or can not say?
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#17Why are they allowed to profit from spreading misinformation without consequence?
Limitations on corporate liability and America's approach to company registrations means that often times companies openly profiting from misinformation are torn down - then the owners register a new one and keep on keeping on - if their actions can be proven to cause real harm the owners may be prosecuted but this is a rare occurrence and not enough to discourage people from trying to profit from it apparently.
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#18Why are they allowed to profit from spreading misinformation without consequence?
On the flip side, do you want Facebook or any company to control what you can or can not say?
I mean, it'd be best if the government did this and was held accountable in terms of censorship in all the normal ways they are - but Facebook decided to adopt the responsibility to be the one who needs to control it... so they made their own bed.
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#19What are the incentives or driving force behind anti-vaxxers? I am amazed why someone is putting money and efforts on anti-vaccination. Personally its hard to believe it become a big thing without some sort incentives/driving force.
I feel like Companies like Goop and other "natural" health companies profit from this stuff as a side-effect. Like who else could you market this type of crap to.
https://shop.goop.com/shop/products/rose-quartz-bottle?taxon...
Re: Facebook is running anti-vax ads, despite its ban on vaccine misinformation
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
The ad's destination URL contains the misinformation. Agencies play this semantic cat and mouse game with policies that are clearly targeted at preventing this type of content from proliferating, so it's not as cut and dry as you believe it is.
The larger picture may not be cut and dry, but this example is. The wording of the policy is very clear, and so is the wording of the ads in question.
No, it's not. An ad's destination page is subject to Facebooks advertising policy:
>During the ad review process, we'll check your ad's images, text, targeting, and positioning, in addition to the content on your ad's landing page. Your ad may not be approved if the landing page content isn't fully functional, doesn't match the product/service promoted in your ad or doesn't fully comply with our Advertising Policies.