Facebook’s most popular article from January to March was about doctor who died after getting COVID vaccine
The most popular article shared on Facebook between January and March was about a Florida doctor who died weeks after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Saturday, Facebook released its first-quarter content transparency report after The New York Times published a story the day before claiming executives balked at sharing it with the public due to the concerns it would make the company look bad.
In a Twitter thread Saturday, Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone said the company held the report from public view due to “key fixes to the system” Facebook wanted to make.
“We’re guilty of cleaning up our house a bit before we invited company,” wrote Stone. “We’ve been criticized for that; and again, that’s not unfair.”
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The story from the South Florida Sun Sentinel, which had been reposted by The Chicago Tribune, said a doctor in Miami died two weeks after receiving the Pfizer vaccine, calling it “possibly the nation’s first death linked to the vaccine.”
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This followed remarks from the Biden administration stating they will assess whether social media companies hold any legal liability for misinformation.
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