spookybird

IANAL, but why would it be illegal. Isn’t that like saying a company can’t charge you for a product if you don’t want to pay for it. Tech crunch chooses tracking as its fee for reading its content. The law simply states that they must notify you of said tracking. It’s not a public service, and the content is generally pretty crap anyway.

I don't use instagram much aside from following a few people who take cool photos, but...

WHY would anyone who is genuinely unsure and looking for information on vaccinations either search instagram or even make it there and be exposed to these hashtags. It's not exactly an information rich platform.

It seems like people who are already established in the anti vax movement would be the only ones following this hashtag. In that case, censoring these tags does seem like it's a bit over the top. While I believe they are wrong, people should be allowed to think what they want and even share it with others who are like minded.

I just don't buy the argument that this is in some way protecting people from being exposed to misinformation and is simply facebook 'vaxwashing' for feel good credibility.