Search blocking measures such as 'new coronavirus' and 'vaccine' on Threads will be lifted in the coming weeks to months
Meta's SNS 'Threads' blocks search results for certain terms such as 'COVID-19' and 'vaccine.' Regarding this measure, CEO Adam Mosseri, who is responsible for it, said on Threads that it is ``likely to be lifted in the coming weeks to months.''
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The results of actually searching for 'vaccine' on Threads are as follows. It will ask you, 'Looking for information about vaccines?' and suggest you go to a website.
The 'website' was the website of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Based on your search words, you will be directed to various pages such as '
Search for 'Corona' and user accounts will be displayed. Please note that keyword searches are only available in some regions at the time of article creation, and only user searches are available in Japan.
'New Coronavirus' suggested accessing the website. Other website suggestions include “Long COVID” and “COVID-19.” This measure is being taken on a global scale, and in the United States, for example, it seems to connect to
On October 17, 2023, Instagram CEO Mosseri, who controls Threads, stated that ``this measure is temporary'' and that it is likely to be lifted within a few months at the latest.
'Given the unrest in Gaza, we are focused on managing content responsibly,' Mosseri said in a statement. In addition to the fact that medical information is easily disseminated on any SNS, we are blocking search results as a temporary measure in view of the global situation where it is easy for various types of misinformation to be disseminated in addition to medical information. I suggested that.
Threads also blocks other search results such as 'nude' and 'sex.' In the first place, Threads is a unique SNS that declares that it does not pick up news or political topics, and it is also true that the intention behind it is to control the topics that people discuss. However, we are not 'anti-news' and will not be regulated just because we talk about news. It's just that the news isn't particularly featured or deliberately made less visible.
Mr. Mosseri once talked about the ``difficulties of managing content related to politics and important news,'' and ``maintaining a monitoring system for those managing politics and important news, and managing negative opinions received on news.'' 'The risks of exposure are not worth the increased engagement and revenue.' 'There are enough great communities in sports, music, fashion, beauty, and entertainment to create vibrant platforms without dabbling in politics or news.' 'There is,' he says.
Regarding this matter, Mosseri said, ``We have a lot of other important work to do,'' and expressed the opinion that Threads, which has just started, is in the process of leading the service in a better direction. Ta.
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