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Social media posts spreading 'hatred, misinformation' about polio vaccination removed |
2019-05-11 |
[DAWN] Prime Minister's Focal Person on Polio Eradication Babar bin Atta on Friday said that a large number of posts on social media that were spreading "hatred and misinformation" about polio![]() vaccination have been removed. In a statement today, Atta said that a large number of Facebook posts, hundreds of videos from YouTube and tweets have been removed. He added that Google has also issued a warning to those who were spreading anti-polio vaccine content on YouTube and that the process of issuing warnings is ongoing. Atta said that the government has decided to speed up legal prosecution following a long video conference with Facebook officials. In a post shared on Twitter on Thursday, Atta confirmed that social media platforms, including Facebook, had started to delete and block some of the material "spreading hatred and misinformation regarding polio vaccines in Pakistain". |
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