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Facebook promised to ban COVID anti-vaxxers. The pages are still up and now they’re selling t-shirts – ABC News
Australian anti-vaccine Facebook pages are still organising rallies and selling merchandise. Why is the social media giant allowing this?
When news broke last month that two elderly patients in Brisbane had been given an incorrect dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, a motley assortment of Australian Facebook pages and groups swung into action.
Key points:
- Anti-vaccine claims continue to circulate on Facebook more than one month after the ban
- Analysis shows the most popular anti-vaccine groups are getting more attention than ever
- Facebook deleted an anti-vaccine group after being alerted by the ABC
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