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Teen Who Defied Anti-Vax Mom Says She Got False Information From One Source: Facebook (washingtonpost.com)
An 18-year-old from Ohio who famously inoculated himself against his mother's wishes in December says he
attributes his mother's anti-vaccine ideology to a single source: Facebook [Editor's note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source]. From a report: Ethan Lindenberger, a high school senior, testified Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and underscored the importance of "credible" information. In contrast, he said, the false and deep-rooted beliefs his mother held -- that vaccines were dangerous -- were perpetuated by social media. Specifically, he said, she turned to anti-vaccine groups on social media for evidence that supported her point of view. In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Lindenberger said Facebook, or websites that were linked on Facebook, is really the only source his mother ever relied on for her anti-vaccine information.
censorship. Its a preamble to "lets block content to anything we don't want you to see". This group is insane, we have to censor them or they will brainwash millions. Its total bullshit. Only stupid people are susceptible. Censorship is a slippery slope. Once you justify one exception, the next will follow. After a handful of exceptions, the rate at which they arrive will be exponential. The very first exception was the fire in a crowded theater ruling. The time between exceptions being made get reduced each time. Its already happening in the loose way they define hate speech, which turns out to only be hate speech spoken by a far-right group, far left groups get free passes for the exact same rhetoric, for now. Anything someone doesn't agree with is instantly labeled hate speech. Don't like the idea of a guy pretending to be transgende, 'identifies' with women, and gets to use the bathroom to spy on your teenage daughter? hate speech the second you voice a concern. Its not like you stood up and rally a bunch of people to go hang a bunch of transgenders (which really would be hate speech). Mere the idea of disagreeing with anything 'politically correct' is now defined as hate speech and worthy of censorship. What happens when the PC comes for your porn? Don't bother to speak out against porn censorship, you'll be labeled a hate-speech loon and shut down instantly. This is a very dangerous genie to let out of a bottle.
You dont have to shut down the speech. Schools already refuse admission without proof of vaccination. Problem solved. Either home school your kid in a bubble or get him vaccinated.