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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Facebook will remove some coronavirus conspiracy theories

Facebook will remove some coronavirus conspiracy theories

Facebook is cracking down on coronavirus rumors and conspiracy theories.

The company said that its fact checkers will debunk false claims about the coronavirus, and that it will remove some posts pushing conspiracy theories about it.

"We will also start to remove content with false claims or conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organizations and local health authorities that could cause harm to people who believe them," the company wrote in a statement

"We are doing this as an extension of our existing policies to remove content that could cause physical harm." Read more...

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from Mashable https://ift.tt/36NxMPC

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