Facebook has banned users from sharing the link to the film Plandemic, which promotes a widely denied conspiracy theory that claims that Dr. Anthony Fauci is guilty of creating the strain of coronavirus that caused a global pandemic, as a social media platform intensifies its efforts to combat incorrect information on its site after years of taking a more hands-on approach.
Facebook users were prevented from sharing the link to the feature film, Plandemic – Adoctrination, which was released Tuesday after a 26-minute preview that went viral in May.
Users who tried link percentage won a warning message saying the video URL was contrary to the Facebook community’s spam policy.
The trailer exploded in popularity online when it was removed in May, before being cancelled via YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook (Twitter limited the scope of the video, but banned it).
In just over a week, the trailer has had over 8 million perspectives on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The film also took hold in some conservative circles: former Fox News host Eric Bolling had scheduled to broadcast a segment on synclair television across the country before Sinclair withdrew the segment after a backlash.
In a message to Forbes on Tuesday, a Twitter spokesman said the link to Plandemic’s new clip would be marked as harmful through the platform, but that it would not be banned altogether because occasionally others “challenge the real-time allegations with the link. Included. Context. »
Facebook and YouTube did not respond to Forbes’ comment request.
Plandemic is based on claims from discredited scientist Judy Mikovits, who claims that doctors, in addition to Fauci, and the rich and powerful, are behind the spread of the virus. The film also claims that the mask is harmful. “That Dr. Anthony Fauci manufactured the coronavirus on mobile monkey lines and sent them, and paid for them, for shipment to Wuhan, China,” Mikovits said in an interview with Bolling. His claims have been absolutely discredited by many scientists and experts.
$2.5 million. The number of Facebook interactions for the Plandemic trailer less than two weeks after its first release. The ability of Facebook teams allowed the film to spread like gunpowder.
Kevin Roose, technical columnist for The New York Times, said on Twitter that Facebook and other platforms had time to prepare for Plandemic – Adoctrination because the date of their debut had been announced online. Conspiracy theories spread undetected before exploding in popularity.
Facebook and corporations remove ‘planned’ viral conspiracy video (Washington Post)
Sinclair delays the transmission of the “planned” interview; Higher Context Host (Forbes)
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