Kennedy Jr is broadcast on a large screen as he speaks during an anti-vaccine rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on Jan 23, 2022. Instagram and Facebook have suspended Children's Health Defense from its platforms for repeated violations of its policies on Covid-19 misinformation. The nonprofit led by Kennedy Jr. is regularly criticised by public health advocates for its misleading claims about vaccines and the Covid-19 pandemic. — AP
Instagram and Facebook suspended Children’s Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about Covid-19.
A nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense is one of the most influential anti-vaccine organisations active on social media, where it has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed to control the pandemic.
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