(Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc.’s practice of putting fact-checking warning labels on anti-vaccination posts triggered a lawsuit accusing the social media company of censorship.
Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit advocacy group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., filed the complaint Monday in federal court in northern California.
The warning labels “appear to flag disinformation, but in reality censor valid and truthful speech,” according to the complaint.
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I think we’re seeing the beginnings of an adjustment of what Facebook can and cannot restrict or promote through their medium. The fact that Facebook receives our tax money should have a heavy impact.
Facebook is another Mouth Piece for the far Left! No credibility or sense of fairness to conservative’s! I hope that Facebook continues to be sued for wrong doing on a daily basis! The only way to stop unfair practices is to expose it and put them either in compliance, or financially break them! We can never allow the Far Left to continue war on our Conservative rights to be heard as our Constitution call’s for!