Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”

Re:Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “Fals... by foepys on Thursday July 29, 2021 @06:34PM (#28002300)

> FB only works when you and 99% of your social group are on there.

You can choose whatever social group you want on social media. The days of physical presence and limited supply of peers are over.

Your IRL friends don't believe that the government is made up of lizard people? Go find yourself a Facebook, Telegram, Discord, etc. group, you will find plenty of like-minded people and "proof" there. People can and do survive on online contacts alone, so being shunned is not a problem for them. At least not in the medium term.

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Re:Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “Fals... by TheParkShark on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:05PM (#28002560)

I appreciate the use of medium term in this context.

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Re:Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “Fals... by inetknght on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:07PM (#28002573)

> You can choose whatever social group you want on social media

What social group you want is guided by what social groups are recommended to you

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Re:Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “Fals... by mynameisash on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:41PM (#28002884)

> you will find plenty of ... "proof" there.

Unfortunately, I think this is true but not realized.

I found out that my brother was "going to do his own research" on the COVID-19 vaccines, which really is just code for, "I'm going to look online at sources in my echo chamber." (Because how many people really do their own research by talking with virologists, epidemiologists, etc.?)

It wasn't until he had some social pressure and the death of two acquaintances that he decided it was important to go get vaccinated.

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