WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden Tempered his assessment that the social media giant “killed people” by holding the wrong information about the Covid-19 vaccine on their platform, by saying on Monday that he hoped they would not take it “personally” and otherwise it would act for Save life.
, While companies like Facebook maintain their practice and say that they help people around the world access verified information about shots, the White House said they had not done enough to stop the wrong information that had helped slow down the new vaccination rate in the US to drip.
Speaking at the White House, Biden insisted on “exactly what I said” when he said Friday the technology giant “they killed people.” But he said his retoric point was to increase pressure on the company to take action.
“My hope is that Facebook, instead of taking it personally that somehow I say Facebook is killing people, ‘that they will do something about the wrong information,” said Biden.
Biden’s comments came when the White House had struggled to ward off resistance to take injections, especially among younger demographics and more republics.
Less than 400,000 Americans get the first vaccine dose every day _ drop from more than 2 million per day in April.
More than 90 million eligible people have not received a dose.
Administration is increasingly confiscated about the wrong information or misleading about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine as the driver of the doubt.
It has referenced the study by a Digital Hate Management Center, a non-profit organization that studies extremism, which connects a dozen accounts to disseminate the majority of vaccine disinformation on Facebook.
“Facebook doesn’t kill people.
12 This person is out there who gives wrong information, whoever listens to it hurt, it kills people,” Biden said.
“It’s bad information.” In the view of administration, criticizing social media companies, which have been under supervision in Washington because it is not only disinformed, but also the practice of antimonopoly and privacy, is a proxy to criticize the originity of its own disinformation.
The White House generally strives to avoid being involved directly with those who spread the wrong information to avoid false amplifiers.
“I’m not trying to ask for accountability, I try to make people see themselves, look at the mirror,” said Biden, added, “Think about the wrong information to your son, your relative.” Facebook on Friday responded to Biden’s attack, said, “The fact shows that Facebook helps save lives.
Period,” said Kevin Mcalister spokesman.
The company also released a blog post that said internal research showed that irresponsible Biden lost his vaccination goal.
“Data shows that 85% of Facebook users in the US have or want to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
The purpose of President Biden is for 70% of Americans who will be vaccinated on July 4.
Not the reason for this goal missed.”
Biden said ‘killing people’ is a call to act for big technology
