NEWS: IG Threads blocks all searches related to covid and vaccines in the midst of a major covid surge.

Public health experts denounced the platform’s moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/11/threads-covid-coronavirus-searches-blocked/

Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise

Meta acknowledged that Threads is intentionally blocking the search terms.

The Washington Post
@taylorlorenz I understand the criticisms, but it galls me that the single greatest factor in continuing COVID deaths is vaccine denunciation and hesitancy (e.g., DeSantis just today, in fact). The toney, better than CDC analyses, will be drowned in a wave of this junk. Count on it like night follows day. Picking lint off CDC notwithstanding, if we could just get Americans to pay attention to vaccine recommendations, we would be so much better off.