Dangling Modifiers

Modifiers are parts of a sentence that modify the nouns of a sentence. They are words or phrases that add detail, describe or provide information about the subject. When the noun or subject is not in the sentence but the modifier is, the modifier is called a dangling modifier. It is at the beginning or end of a sentence, modifying an action or inanimate object that is not the subject or noun.

Example:

From The Chicago Tribune February 22, 2019

Explanation:

Pinterest  is being modified as a company that has not taken a "hands-off approach to the problem" of users recieving harmful information about vaccines by blocking the results about them entirely. The sentence modifies Pinterest's tactic while talking about companies instead of Pinterest itself.

Revision:

While most companies have taken a more hands-off approach to the problem, citing free speech issues, Pinterest takes a radical alternative by banning all vacine-related content, one that makes it tougher for users to find accurate information about vacines even as it seeks to protect them.