Author: Shannon Liao
GoFundMe is removing anti-vaxxers from its platform, according to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast. The company is currently conducting a review for anti-vax campaigns on the platform and will ban any fundraisers found to be promoting bad science.
GoFundMe confirmed the report to The Verge. “Campaigns raising money to promote misinformation about vaccines violate GoFundMe’s terms of service and will be removed from the platform,” a representative said.
The ban doesn’t seem to be enforced yet: a quick search on GoFundMe for “anti vaccine” still brought up a number of anti-vaccination campaigns, including a number of campaigns associated with Andrew Wakefield’s Vaxxed series. Vaxxed was one of the anti-vax documentaries Amazon...
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GoFundMe is removing anti-vaxxers from its platform, according to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast. The company is currently conducting a review for anti-vax campaigns on the platform and will ban any fundraisers found to be promoting bad science.
GoFundMe confirmed the report to The Verge. “Campaigns raising money to promote misinformation about vaccines violate GoFundMe’s terms of service and will be removed from the platform,” a representative said.
The ban doesn’t seem to be enforced yet: a quick search on GoFundMe for “anti vaccine” still brought up a number of anti-vaccination campaigns, including a number of campaigns associated with Andrew Wakefield’s Vaxxed series. Vaxxed was one of the anti-vax documentaries Amazon...
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