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Facebook Whistleblowers Expose LEAKED INTERNAL DOCS Detailing New Effort to Secretly Censor Vaccine Concerns on a Global Scale
Project Veritas ^ | 5/25/2021 | James O'Keefe et al

Posted on 05/25/2021 10:41:52 AM PDT by Mount Athos

Two Facebook Insiders have come forward with internal company documents detailing a plan to curb “vaccine hesitancy” (VH) on a global scale.

The stated goal of this feature is to “drastically reduce user exposure” to VH comments. Another aim of the program is to force a “decrease in other engagement of VH comments including create, likes, reports [and] replies.”

It was such a shocking revelation, that it moved not just one -- but two whistleblowers to come forward to Project Veritas, so the public could be made aware of this plan to stifle free speech.

One Facebook whistleblower said the company uses a tier system to determine how a comment should be censored or buried.

Comments that include “shocking stories” describing potentially or actually true events, or facts that can raise safety concerns” -- are demoted.

“True events or facts” that raise concern about Covid vaccinations are fair game to be demoted and hidden -- according to our source -- despite their authenticity or capacity to contribute to the public good.

“I have to do something,” one of the Facebook insiders said.

Project Veritas reached out to a top Facebook Spokesperson about these documents and received only a brief and broad statement in reply, that failed to address our biggest questions regarding transparency.

“They're trying to control this content before it even makes it onto your page before you even see it,” the other Facebook insider added. “If I lose my job, it’s like, what do I do? But that’s less of a concern to me.”

[Westchester, NY – May 24, 2021] Two Facebook Insiders have come forward to Project Veritas with leaked internal documents, showing the Big Tech giant’s plan to police “Vaccine Hesitancy” (VH) through surreptitious “comment demotion.”

The company has set up a tier system to rank comments on various scales, based on how much the statement questions or cautions against the Covid-19 vaccination.

Tier 2, for instance, represents “Indirect Discouragement” of getting vaccinated and according to PV’s sources, user comments such as these would be heavily “suppressed.”

It doesn’t matter if the comments are true, factual or represent reality. The comment is demoted, buried and hidden from view of the public if it clashes with this system.

“It doesn’t match the narrative,” one insider explained. “The narrative being, get the vaccine, the vaccine is good for you. Everyone should get it. And if you don’t, you will be singled out,”

One of the insiders, a Data Center Technician, leaked multiple internal documents detailing an algorithm test being run on 1.5 percent of Facebook and Instagram’s nearly 3.8 billion users worldwide.

The goal? To, “drastically reduce user exposure to vaccine hesitancy (VH) in comments.”

“They're trying to control this content before it even makes it onto your page before you even see it,” one insider said.

1. The authors of the plan are credited as Joo Ho Yeo, Nick Gibian, Hendrick Townley, Amit Bahl and Matt Gilles.

2. The goal of the “framework” is to “identify and tier the categories” of content that “could discourage vaccination in certain contexts.”

3. Facebook also established a “Vaccine Hesitancy” scoring system to establish numerical thresholds for certain content.

4. The company instituted tiers to describe the tone of certain posts, with some being categorized as “sensational/alarmist” or “criticizing choice.” The responses range from outright removal to comment demotions.

5. Another document from the aforementioned Hendrick Townley discusses more data points following the “experiment” with “demoting” VH comments.

6. One part of the document admits to “demoting” comments and reducing the rate of likes while conducting a test of 1.5 percent of the company’s audience.

7. Other posts discussing the unique double dose of certain vaccines were described as “objective_high” and outlined a “position change.”

8. Descriptions of the type of content that falls into Tier 0, Tier 1 and Tier 2.

9. An enforcement document obtained by one of the Insiders showed Facebook’s goal of reducing the distribution of comments seemingly skeptical of Covid vaccination.

10. Facebook document details how many languages their "Vax Safety" policy will be able to detect for suppression.

11. Facebook's "Vaccine Hesitancy" project leaders listed in company's chain of command, reporting directly to Mark Zuckerberg.

12. Facebook's Ben Freeman sends internal message to colleagues informing them of data gathering and action to be taken regarding COVID-19 vaccines.

13. Amit Bahl's job role within Facebook explained.

14. "Vaccine Hesitancy Comment Demotion" Tier 1 and Tier 2 explained.

15. Facebook describes how to label different types of posts.

16. Facebook elaborates on Tier 2's "Indirect Discouragement."

17. VAERS data analyzed by Facebook.

18. Vaccine Hesitancy comments targeted by Facebook.

19. Facebook describes what it classifies as "Shocking Stories" in regard to vaccines.


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KEYWORDS: antisocialmedia; bigbother; bigbrother; coronafascism; facebook; fascistbook; socialcreditscore; whyareyouonfacebook
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1 posted on 05/25/2021 10:41:52 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

https://www.projectveritas.com/news/breaking-facebook-whistleblowers-expose-leaked-internal-docs-detailing-new/


2 posted on 05/25/2021 10:42:10 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

Even setting aside all the evidence against the vaccines, just reading this summary would be enough for me to refuse the jab.

Zuckroid is promoting it? Facebook tweaked to suppress conflicting information? Uh. No thanks. I’ll risk getting the WuFlu instead.


3 posted on 05/25/2021 11:36:08 AM PDT by chrisser
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To: Mount Athos

Abortion: My body, my choice.

Covid vaccine: My body, not my choice.

Pot: My body, my choice.

Covid vaccine: My body, not my choice.

Homosexual AIDS risk: My body, my choice.

Covid vaccine: My body, not my choice.


4 posted on 05/25/2021 11:38:20 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.d)
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To: Mount Athos

LEAVE FACEBOOK!
Why keep giving these morons power over you and what you write or read?

Its not that hard.

Just say no.


5 posted on 05/25/2021 11:44:31 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: Mount Athos

The most EVIL couple on the planet Zuckerberg/Chan might be #1.


6 posted on 05/25/2021 11:46:57 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Mount Athos

Tremendous resource. Thanks for posting. HOORAY James O’Keefe and whistleblowers.


7 posted on 05/25/2021 11:49:19 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Mount Athos

Deactivated my FB account today —— I’ve had enough of their censorship. May millions more do the same.


8 posted on 05/25/2021 11:55:40 AM PDT by evangmlw
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To: Mount Athos
“It doesn’t match the narrative,” one insider explained. “The narrative being, get the vaccine, the vaccine is good for you. Everyone should get it. And if you don’t, you will be singled out,”

Dems, MSM, Big Tech, Big Med, Big Pharma, all really really want you to get the vaccine.

9 posted on 05/25/2021 11:57:58 AM PDT by Pollard
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no cap


10 posted on 05/25/2021 11:59:56 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Mount Athos

FB is pure evil.


11 posted on 05/25/2021 12:00:02 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: Mount Athos; a fool in paradise; acapesket; Baynative; beef; BullDog108; Califreak; cgbg; ...
This is the Farcebook Is Evil ping list


h/t pookie18's cartoons

Facebook is a perfect example of socialism:
You get it for free but the quality sucks.
You have no say in how it works.
The guy who runs it gets rich.
There's no real competition.
You have no privacy.
And if you say one thing they don't like
they'll shut you up.

If you'd like to be on or off this list, please click Private Reply below and drop me a FReepmail

12 posted on 05/25/2021 12:35:55 PM PDT by upchuck (Corporations don’t pay taxes. They collect them. From us. ~ h/t Little Ray)
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To: Mount Athos

These Evil People* are bound and determined everyone gets the jab. I wonder what powers their zeal?

* Evil People includes Facebook, democrats, liberals and any one else promoting the jab.


13 posted on 05/25/2021 12:41:53 PM PDT by upchuck (Corporations don’t pay taxes. They collect them. From us. ~ h/t Little Ray)
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To: Mount Athos

Why does Facebook care if I have a vaccine or not?


14 posted on 05/25/2021 1:43:39 PM PDT by Hattie
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To: Mount Athos; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

As somebody who has been fully vaccinated, I just have to ask: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?

People cannot possibly make up their own minds based on info they receive, according to the censorious hallway monitors of Facebooger, apparently.

Zuckerberg needs a lobotomy for sure. Afterward, he’ll still be smarter and more coherent than Biden, but not dangerous.

PING!


15 posted on 05/25/2021 2:31:25 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: polymuser; Eric Blair 2084

Gun use: my body, not my choice.

Big gulps: my body, not my choice.

Menthol cigarettes: my body, not my choice.

And on and on . . .


16 posted on 05/25/2021 2:33:04 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Hattie

“Why does Facebook care if I have a vaccine or not?”

Facebook = Pravda. They are doing the Marxists’ bidding. The Marxists care.


17 posted on 05/25/2021 2:34:57 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Faith, not fear. Faith, not faintheartedness.)
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To: Mount Athos

BKMK


18 posted on 05/25/2021 2:40:50 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

With this much vaccine pressure from people who are so dishonest why would someone be suspicious about motives?


19 posted on 05/25/2021 3:06:57 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Adder

“Facebooking FReeper” is an oxymoron.

A big one.


20 posted on 05/26/2021 3:56:24 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.d)
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