Meta Blocks COVID Searches on Threads App, Sparking Backlash from Public Health Experts
- Threads blocks searches for "covid", "coronavirus", "vaccines" etc. amid rising cases
- The new platform by Meta shows blank pages and CDC links for blocked terms
- Public health experts criticize the move as it cuts off COVID info sharing
- COVID hospitalizations increased 16% last week per CDC data
- Meta says updates will restore COVID-related searches once results quality improves