Social Media Giants Declare War on Anti-Vaccination Activists

A nurse at Boston Children's Hospital holds a vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.  (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

By    |   Tuesday, 05 March 2019 02:46 PM EST ET

Social media firms, under growing pressure to respond to a serious U.S. outbreak of mumps and measles, are downgrading or outright eliminating search results and product options linked to skeptics who challenge the accepted wisdom of vaccinating infants and children.

The move to marginalize anti-vaccination activists coincides with one of the most dangerous measles outbreaks in recent years.

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