Facebook groups are using the carrot emoji to hide anti-vax content from automated moderation tools. Facebook’s algorithms tend to focus on words rather than images. The groups are being used to share unverified claims of people being either injured or killed by vaccines. One group we saw has been around for three years but rebranded itself to focus on vaccine stories, from being a group for sharing “banter, bets and funny videos” in August 2022. Are Covid-19 Vaccines really safe ?

