Pinterest offers cure to anti-vax propaganda

Pinterest has updated its search policy in an effort to stifle the spread of disinformation campaigns from the controversial anti vax movement. The move follows a spike in vaccine-preventable diseases around the world, fueled by anti-vaccine propaganda promoting that has plagued social media platforms in recent years. Refusal to immunise children on the part of so-called anti-vaxxers comes from the misguided belief in scientifically disproven claims that vaccinations are harmful and can cause autism. Pinterest's update means users can still post vaccine-related content to their pages but searches related to vaccinations will no longer return results. "If a search returns largely polluted results that violate our policies, we will stop serving the query, either temporarily," a spokesperson for Pinterest said.