Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Facebook has been implementing rules against allegations that could lead to “immediate physical harm,” and is displaying information from the World Health Organization (WHO) to users of its platforms, for example. From March to October, he allegedly removed 12 million posts with misinformation about the covid-19 pandemic. He recently announced with Twitter and YouTube that he will join forces with governments and scientists to fight problematic content.
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“Given recent reports that covid-19 vaccines will soon be deployed around the world, in the coming weeks we will begin removing false claims from Facebook and instagram about these vaccines that have been refuted by public health experts,” Facebook said. also “conspiracy theories that we know to be untrue today.”
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Away with chip inventions
Various disinformations and conspiracy theories about the vaccines under consideration are currently spreading on social networks, and according to the media, well-known motives are often repeated in them. Examples are wild speculation that “population control” will be carried out through vaccination, or that products are designed to cause health problems.
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Facebook states that the new measure may affect refuted statements about the safety, efficacy or composition of vaccines. “For example, we will remove the false claims that covid-19 vaccines contain microchips or anything else that is not listed in the official formulation documentation,” the California company explains.
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As an example of the conspiracy theory being punished, he claims that a particular vaccine is tested in a certain demographic group without its consent. It is also reiterated that the pandemic and vaccine development are planned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who has been involved in charity in recent years.
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Facebook adds that it is not possible to fully enforce the announced policies overnight. The list of claims falling under the new policy is said to be continuously adjusted on the basis of recommendations from health authorities.
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