Facebook removes misleading hiv drug ads.

Facebook has removed adverts about HIV prevention medicines, following intense lobbying from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer advocacy groups. They argued in an open letter sent to Facebook in December, that the ads went beyond misinformation to "put people's lives in imminent danger".

Medical studies suggest drugs such as Truvada are safe. But the ads, from law firms attempting to convince gay and bisexual men to join lawsuits...

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