Oct 24, 2022 06:00:00

Anti-vaccine activists evade regulations with 'emoji'

Facebook is working to

remove misinformation and conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus vaccine . But the reality is that anti-vaccine activists still remain on Facebook. This is likely due to activists using emojis to hide direct expressions.

Emoji Help Anti-Vaccine Posts Avoid Moderation on Facebook - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-10-19/emoji-help-anti-vaccine-posts-avoid-moderation-on-facebook

Anti-vaccine groups avoid Facebook bans by using emojis | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/anti-vaccine-groups-avoid-facebook-bans-by-using-emojis/

According to Bloomberg, Facebook has six groups of anti-vaccine activists, such as 'sudden death,' which mourns loved ones who died after vaccination, and within the group, '5 minutes after ????, I fell into anaphylactic shock.' I used too much,' he said, expressing vaccination using food.

Most of the groups emerged in 2021 and are believed to have emerged in line with the rise of anti-vaccine content.

Facebook has deleted more than 27 million pieces of content in the past for violating its ``misinformation policy on new coronavirus infections,'' but has not clarified whether it has deleted content using emojis. Is not ...

Anti-vaccination groups are not the first to use emojis to avoid moderation, and they have previously been used to hide racist messages.