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Facebook ads are spreading lies about anti-HIV drug PrEP. The company won't act

Facebook ads are spreading lies about anti-HIV drug PrEP. The company won't act

5 years ago
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/14/facebook-prep-anti-hiv-drug-misinformation

Advocates fear such ads could roll back decades of hard-won progress against HIV/Aids and are calling on Facebook to change its policies

Since late summer, many LGBTQ+ Facebook users’ newsfeeds have begun to display medically incorrect targeted advertising. These ads pertain to Truvada, a one-pill-a-day pharmaceutical that has been demonstrated to reduce the likelihood of HIV transmissions by as much as 99%, making it a key mechanism in the decades-long fight against HIV/Aids.

Facebook ads are spreading lies about anti-HIV drug PrEP. The company won't act

Dec 14, 2019, 12:13pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/14/facebook-prep-anti-hiv-drug-misinformation > Advocates fear such ads could roll back decades of hard-won progress against HIV/Aids and are calling on Facebook to change its policies > Since late summer, many LGBTQ+ Facebook users’ newsfeeds have begun to display medically incorrect targeted advertising. These ads pertain to Truvada, a one-pill-a-day pharmaceutical that has been demonstrated to reduce the likelihood of HIV transmissions by as much as 99%, making it a key mechanism in the decades-long fight against HIV/Aids.