Dutch MP's Wants to Prosecute Influencers for Misinformation on Contraceptives, STIs
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gelderlander.nlA majority of the House of Representatives wants the dissemination of medical misinformation about STIs and contraception by influencers to be made a punishable offense. Will that help in the fight against misinformation, this site asks Robin Peeters, himself a popular doctor on social media. "It is, in any case, a clear signal."
VVD, CDA, D66, JA21, and Group Markuszower want to DESTROY the free internet, free speech, and free love, and all because the number of STDs tripled between 2014 and 2025, and all (possibly, maybe, no idea) because influencers shout insane things about sex and contraception all day long, and all because your teenage offspring are susceptible to such nonsense, and all because they cannot think for themselves thanks to inadequate education, and al…
A majority of the Dutch House of Representatives wants to criminalize influencers without a medical background if they spread misinformation about contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases. Have you ever been misled by information from an influencer about sexual health? Share your story with us.
Dutch MP's wants to prosecute influencers for misinformation on contraceptives, STIs
A majority in the Dutch parliament supports a plan by the VVD to prosecute influencers who are not medical professionals and spread misinformation online about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and contraceptives. According to VVD MP Dieke van Groningen, statements like “hormones are poison” and “condoms are unnatural” seriously damage young people’s health, RTL Nieuws reports.
Influencers who are not medical professionals but spread misinformation online about sexually transmitted diseases and contraceptives should be prosecuted. A majority of the House of Representatives wants this. This concerns making statements such as 'hormones are poison' and 'condoms are unnatural'.
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