THE BUSINESS OF WELLNESS
Facebook (since June) has been deleting dozens of pages focused on alternative health and natural remedies – just after founder Mark Zuckerberg claimed he would start cracking down on fake news. The Global Freedom Movement reports that the social media platform has now purged over 80 accounts (some large, some small) and that “no reason was provided. No responses to inquiries have been forthcoming.” As Fast Company reports, the owners of the sites are furious, and while bad health info can really endanger people, how can Facebook tell what’s real and valuable wellness info vs. what’s deliberate and dangerous misinformation?
