Friday, March 22, 2019

GoFundMe Shuts Down Anti-Vax Campaigns, Says Report

San Diego- and Redwood City-based crowdfunding sight GoFundMe has banned anti-vaccine crowdfunding efforts on its site, according to reports, in a bid to battle the spread of misinformation. GoFundMe reportedly said that campaigns raising money to promote misinformation about vaccines violate its terms of service. The ban comes as there has been an outbreak internationally of the measles, including major outbeaks on in New York and in the Pacific Northwest, attributed to anti-vaxxers.

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