>>> WELCOME BACK TO "VELSHI &amp;
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "VELSHI &amp; RUHLE".
RUHLE". THE ANTIVACCINATION MOVEMENT IS
THE ANTIVACCINATION MOVEMENT IS GROWING, AND MORE CHILDREN ARE
GROWING, AND MORE CHILDREN ARE GETTING SICK, REALLY SICK, DUE
GETTING SICK, REALLY SICK, DUE TO A NEW WAVE OF CONSPIRACY
TO A NEW WAVE OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED
THEORIES THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. WHY DOES THAT MATTER?
WHY DOES THAT MATTER? WELL, CURRENTLY IN CLARK COUNTY,
WELL, CURRENTLY IN CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AN AREA KNOWN AS
WASHINGTON, AN AREA KNOWN AS ANTI-VACS HOT SPOT, THERE ARE
ANTI-VACS HOT SPOT, THERE ARE NOW 64 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE
NOW 64 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE MEASLES.
MEASLES. OF THOSE 56 WERE NOT IMMUNIZED
OF THOSE 56 WERE NOT IMMUNIZED AND SIX ARE UNVERIFIED.
AND SIX ARE UNVERIFIED. AND MEASLES IS AN EXTREMELY
AND MEASLES IS AN EXTREMELY CONTAGIOUS, EVEN DEADLY DISEASE.
CONTAGIOUS, EVEN DEADLY DISEASE. IN AN EFFORT TO TACKLE THE
IN AN EFFORT TO TACKLE THE RECENT MEASLES OUTBREAK, CLARK
RECENT MEASLES OUTBREAK, CLARK COUNTY’S HEALTH DIRECTOR IS
COUNTY’S HEALTH DIRECTOR IS SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT THE
SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ONLINE VACCINE
DANGERS OF ONLINE VACCINE MISINFORMATION.
MISINFORMATION. RNING IT CAN ALL SEEM, QUOTE,
RNING IT CAN ALL SEEM, QUOTE, PRETTY SOPHISTICATED.
PRETTY SOPHISTICATED. THE OPTION TO NOT VACCINATE CAN
THE OPTION TO NOT VACCINATE CAN BE PRETTY SIMPLE IN A LARGE
BE PRETTY SIMPLE IN A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY.
MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY. WASHINGTON AND 16 OTHER STATES
WASHINGTON AND 16 OTHER STATES ALLOW PARENTS, BY LAW, TO OPT
ALLOW PARENTS, BY LAW, TO OPT OUT OF VACCINATING THEIR
OUT OF VACCINATING THEIR CHILDREN ON A GROUNDS OF
CHILDREN ON A GROUNDS OF PERSONAL BELIEFS.
PERSONAL BELIEFS. THE ANTIVACS MOVEMENT IS NOT
THE ANTIVACS MOVEMENT IS NOT KNEW DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO
KNEW DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 18th CENTURY.
THE 18th CENTURY. THE MOST RECENT PUSH BACK STEMS
THE MOST RECENT PUSH BACK STEMS FROM A FEAR THAT VACCINES ARE
FROM A FEAR THAT VACCINES ARE CONNECTED TO AUTISM.
CONNECTED TO AUTISM. THIS IS A MYTH -- A MYTH -- THAT
THIS IS A MYTH -- A MYTH -- THAT HAS BEEN DEBUNK THE BY MANY
HAS BEEN DEBUNK THE BY MANY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES. NOW HEALTH EXPERTS ACROSS THE
NOW HEALTH EXPERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DEMANDING STRONGER
COUNTRY ARE DEMANDING STRONGER LEGISLATION AND A WAKE UP CALL,
LEGISLATION AND A WAKE UP CALL, CALLING THE MOVEMENT A CRISIS AS
CALLING THE MOVEMENT A CRISIS AS MORE AND MORE KIDS ARE LEFT AT
MORE AND MORE KIDS ARE LEFT AT RISK.
RISK. TAGLING
TAGLING TACKLING THE ISSUE WILL TAKE
TACKLING THE ISSUE WILL TAKE MORE THAN HELP FROM THE HILL.
MORE THAN HELP FROM THE HILL. IT IS A FEAT ALL THE TECH GIANTS
IT IS A FEAT ALL THE TECH GIANTS ARE CURRENTLY BATTLING.
ARE CURRENTLY BATTLING. THE QUESTION IS ARE THEY DOING
THE QUESTION IS ARE THEY DOING ENOUGH?
ENOUGH? SO FAR PINTEREST HAS MADE THE
SO FAR PINTEREST HAS MADE THE MOST SERIOUS EFFORT, BLOCKING
MOST SERIOUS EFFORT, BLOCKING SEARCH RESULTS FOR THE WORD
SEARCH RESULTS FOR THE WORD VACCINE ALTOGETHER.
VACCINE ALTOGETHER. JOINING ME SENIOR BUSINESS NEWS
JOINING ME SENIOR BUSINESS NEWS REPORTER BEN POPKIN.
REPORTER BEN POPKIN. IT’S GREAT THAT PINTEREST IS
IT’S GREAT THAT PINTEREST IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, BUT I
TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, BUT I KIND OF FEEL LIKE PINTEREST IS
KIND OF FEEL LIKE PINTEREST IS THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES.
THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES. WHAT’S NAS BOOK DOING, WHAT’S
WHAT’S NAS BOOK DOING, WHAT’S TWITTER DOING?
TWITTER DOING? >> EACH PLATFORM HAS THEIR OWN
>> EACH PLATFORM HAS THEIR OWN APPROACH TO THIS IDEA.
APPROACH TO THIS IDEA. THE PROBLEM IS THE ANTI-VACS
THE PROBLEM IS THE ANTI-VACS IDEA, IDEAS CAN BE VIRUSES, TOO.
IDEA, IDEAS CAN BE VIRUSES, TOO. IT CAN LITERALLY PHYSICALLY HARM
IT CAN LITERALLY PHYSICALLY HARM PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THINGS NEED TO BE DONE TO STOP
THINGS NEED TO BE DONE TO STOP IT.
IT. WHAT THE PLATFORMS ARE TRYING TO
WHAT THE PLATFORMS ARE TRYING TO DO, THEY’RE TRYING TO ADDRESS
DO, THEY’RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THINGS WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE
THINGS WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE FREE SPEECH PROBLEM.
FREE SPEECH PROBLEM. THEY WANT TO TRY TO DO THINGS
THEY WANT TO TRY TO DO THINGS FROM THE MARGINS.
FROM THE MARGINS. FACEBOOK SAYS THEY’VE TAKEN
FACEBOOK SAYS THEY’VE TAKEN STEPS, KNOWS IT HAS MORE.
STEPS, KNOWS IT HAS MORE. GOOGLE SAYS IT HAS SYSTEMS IN
GOOGLE SAYS IT HAS SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
PLACE. TWITTER SAYS THEY WANT TO MAKE
TWITTER SAYS THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A BALANCE OF
SURE THERE IS A BALANCE OF INFORMATION PEOPLE CAN GET BOTH
INFORMATION PEOPLE CAN GET BOTH PRO VACS AND ANTIVACCINATION
PRO VACS AND ANTIVACCINATION INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. THESE ARE SCIENTIFIC FACTS.
THESE ARE SCIENTIFIC FACTS. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A DEBATE
THERE SHOULD NOT BE A DEBATE ABOUT FACTS.
ABOUT FACTS. THE PLATFORMS ARE EXPOSING
THE PLATFORMS ARE EXPOSING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION THAT CAN
PEOPLE TO INFORMATION THAT CAN REALLY HARM THEM.
REALLY HARM THEM. THEY’RE OPERATING AS RECRUITING
THEY’RE OPERATING AS RECRUITING PLATT
PLATT PLATFORMS.
PLATFORMS. THEY CONNECT -- I TYPED IN
THEY CONNECT -- I TYPED IN VACCINE INTO THE TOP OF THE
VACCINE INTO THE TOP OF THE FACEBOOK SEARCH BAR AND FIVE OF
FACEBOOK SEARCH BAR AND FIVE OF THE TOP EIGHT RESULTS ALL SEEMED
THE TOP EIGHT RESULTS ALL SEEMED TO BE PRETTY PROBLEMATIC TO ME.
TO BE PRETTY PROBLEMATIC TO ME. IF YOU START THERE LOOKING FOR
IF YOU START THERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, IT DESCRIBES A WORM
SOMETHING, IT DESCRIBES A WORM HOLE OR BLACK HOLE.
HOLE OR BLACK HOLE. THEY SAY YOU LIKE THIS ONE
THEY SAY YOU LIKE THIS ONE THING?
THING? I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU 20
I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU 20 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF IT.
DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF IT. DATA SHOWS ARE SLIGHTLY MORE OR
DATA SHOWS ARE SLIGHTLY MORE OR HE CAN STREAK AND DRAW YOU IN.
HE CAN STREAK AND DRAW YOU IN. IT’S DRAWING THEM DOWN TO
IT’S DRAWING THEM DOWN TO CONSPIRACY BLACK HOLES AND
CONSPIRACY BLACK HOLES AND WORSE.
WORSE. >> WE HAVE ONE EXAMPLE, A
>> WE HAVE ONE EXAMPLE, A COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE, STOP
COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE, STOP MANDATORY VACCINATION.
MANDATORY VACCINATION. WHO WOULD BE A FOUNDER OF A
WHO WOULD BE A FOUNDER OF A MOVEMENT LIKE THIS?
MOVEMENT LIKE THIS? WHO IS DRIVING THIS AND WHY?
WHO IS DRIVING THIS AND WHY? >> THERE ARE SELF-DESCRIBED
>> THERE ARE SELF-DESCRIBED ACTIVISTS, CONCERNED PARENT.
ACTIVISTS, CONCERNED PARENT. THE PROBLEM IS THEY’RE NOT JUST
THE PROBLEM IS THEY’RE NOT JUST SPREADING THIS MISINFORMATION,
SPREADING THIS MISINFORMATION, THEY’RE ALSO MAKING MONEY OFF OF
THEY’RE ALSO MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT.
IT. THERE IS SORT OF A DARK BACK
THERE IS SORT OF A DARK BACK INTO THESE, WHERE THESE GROUPS,
INTO THESE, WHERE THESE GROUPS, WE’RE GOING TO PROTECT KIDS.
WE’RE GOING TO PROTECT KIDS. THEY’RE SAYING, BUY MY HERBAL
THEY’RE SAYING, BUY MY HERBAL REMEDIES INSTEAD OF VACCINES.
REMEDIES INSTEAD OF VACCINES. SUPPORT THE CAUSE BY BUYING MY
SUPPORT THE CAUSE BY BUYING MY T-SHIRT.
T-SHIRT. IF YOU LET SPAM MARKET, WE NEED
