Editor in chief blasts Facebook following censure of Pfizer-critical article

Medical journal The BMJ's editor in chief, Fiona Godlee, strongly criticizes Facebook, as an article critical of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine data was flagged for misinformation.
Photo: Dado Ruvic/REUTERS / X02714
Photo: Dado Ruvic/REUTERS / X02714
by JENS BETAK NIELSEN, translated by daniel pedersen

An article critical of Pfizer, which was published in British medical journal The BMJ, was censured on Facebook. Subsequently, Editor in Chief Fiona Godlee has leveled strong criticisms against Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, as reported by Danish media Politiken.

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