Facebook pushes back at President Biden, suggesting the company has been more effective than the government in promoting Covid-19 vaccination after the president said the platform is “killing people” with misinformation.
Facebook on Saturday pushed back at President Joe Biden for the second time in as many days, suggesting the company has been more effective than the government in promoting Covid-19 vaccination afterAsked Friday for his message to social media platforms regarding vaccinations, Biden said,"They’re killing people."
Facebook refuted the criticism Friday, saying 2 billion people have viewed the science that vaccination works on the platform, and that more than 3.3 million Americans used its vaccination finder tool. "The data shows that 85% of Facebook users in the US have been or want to be vaccinated against COVID-19," said Guy Rosen, the company's vice president of integrity."President Biden’s goal was for 70% of Americans to be vaccinated by July 4. Facebook is not the reason this goal was missed."
Rosen said"vaccine hesitancy" on the platform has declined 50 percent, ostensibly since the rollout of vaccines in January.Facebook published Saturday afternoon.
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