Nick Clegg, Facebook's vice president of global affairs and communications, says he can't quantify the volume of misinformation around the coronavirus, but he says the company will remove misinformation that has the potential to cause 'real-world harm.'
As a global pandemic takes hold, more people are turning to Facebook in search of news about the coronavirus.
"We do not allow misinformation to circulate on Facebook which can lead to real-world harm," Clegg saidon Wednesday."So if people say drinking bleach is going to help you vaccinate yourself against coronavirus — that is dangerous. We will not allow that to happen. We won't even allow folk to say social distancing makes no difference in dealing with this pandemic."it's taking to prevent the spread of inaccurate content during the public health crisis.
Particularly in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and now during the 2020 race, critics and lawmakers have slammed the company for not doing enough to combat the circulation of false claims from politicians via ads and other messaging.
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