Conspiracy theories and misinformation about vaccines dominate Instagram's search results, and are made more visible by the app's recommendation algorithms
Karissa Bell / Engadget : Tweets: @harrymccracken , @mattk , @sachabaroncohen , @alfiekohn , @chelseaclinton , and @sykescharlie . Thanks: @jpmanga Tweets: Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Just searching for “vaccine” on Instagram, which I just did, is an incredibly dismaying experience. Hard to believe that's still true in 2020. https://www.engadget.com/... Matt / @mattk : How many years can civil society go forward with fake news? https://twitter.com/... Sacha Baron Cohen / @sachabaroncohen : This is terrifying. What if millions of people refuse a vaccine for coronavirus because of lies they've seen on social media? It's time to hold Facebook and YouTube liable for the content they spread and the deaths they facilitate! https://www.nytimes.com/... Alfie Kohn / @alfiekohn : “Millions of lives...may depend not just on producing a vaccine, but on persuading people to accept it” in the face of “a well-oiled anti-vaccine movement that has already polluted the air with misinformation & conspiracy theories”: https://www.nytimes.com/... Chelsea Clinton / @chelseaclinton : Yes. Sign me up: “We need to mobilize a pro-vaccine movement that is as devoted, as internet-savvy and as compelling as the anti-vaccine movement is for its adherents.” #VaccinesWork https://www.nytimes.com/... Charlie Sykes / @sykescharlie : “What if we get a Covid-19 vaccine and half the country refuses to take it?” https://www.nytimes.com/... Thanks: @jpmanga