Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches in Move to Control the Conversation

Re:Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches in Move to Control ... by maxxxxx on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:31AM (#19208572)

I agree. It worries me that public conversation gets policed by companies whose main goal is to sell ads to the highest bidder. By definition they will have to prefer information that makes them money over information that doesn’t make them money. They are also very vulnerable to pressure from governments.

In addition you have no real recourse if the big machine doesn’t like what you posted.

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Re:Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches in Move to Control ... by C1sc0cat on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:59AM (#19208901)

This is true but its more stopping scammers / snake oil salespersons selling placebo's to desperate people.

I few years ago I reported (to Matt Cuts) people using ppc selling snake oil pills to people with chronic organ failure by buying ppc on the medication keywords that people like me where using.

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Re:Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches in Move to Control ... by maxxxxx on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @12:48PM (#19210013)

"This is true but its more stopping scammers / snake oil salespersons selling placebo's to desperate people."

Snake oil salesmen are probably willing to pay good money for their ads so all incentives are for Google, Facebook and others to not stop these ads.

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