Facebook Whistleblower Leaks Details of Users Being Ranked and Suppressed Based on “Vaccine Hesitancy” Algorithmhttps://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/24/facebook-whistleblower-leaks-details-of-users-being-ranked-and-suppressed-based-on-vaccine-hesitancy-algorithm/Project Veritas has revealed some explosive information provided by two Facebook whistleblowers. According to documents and testimony by the insiders, Facebook initiated a program to control the speech of users who were expressing “vaccine hesitancy”, or concerns about the COVID vaccine. Anyone who was concerned about the vaccine was given a “vaccine hesitancy ” score. Unbeknownst to the user, that score was then used to ban, remove or shadow-ban the content.
In essence any speech, sharing of information or comment discussion that is not in alignment with the pro-vaccine narrative is considered adverse to the interests of the Facebook platform. Those users are then targeted to suppress their voice.
First, I've done FB backing-and-forthing with anti-vax and vaccine-hesitant people, and saw no evidence of suppression. So my very limited experience is contrary to this claim. Ignoring that, when asked how FB could do worse, FB responded,
"Hold my trendy craft IPA!"
