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  • Threads blocks COVID-related searches amid spiking cases


    09/11/23 5:56 PM ET
    BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

    Threads, a new text-based social media platform created by industry giant Meta ( formerly named Facebook, Inc.), is now blocking terms related to COVID-19 and vaccines on its search engines. ...

    Meta’s decision comes as COVID-19 has been rising in the U.S., as hospitalizations from the virus increased to 16 percent last week and has been steadily rising since July, according to data from the CDC.

    Public health care workers have criticized Meta’s decision to block COVID-related searches, including World Health Network outreach director Julia Doubleday ...

    https://thehill.com/policy/technolog...spiking-cases/
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