Facebook decided to remove wrong information about the spread of the Corona virus from its platforms in a major change in its stated policy, as the company’s health official, Kang Xing Jin, said in a post: Facebook will remove content that includes false allegations or content that promotes conspiracy theories Reported by leading global health organizations and local health authorities because such content may harm people who believe it.
"This includes allegations of wrong remedies, methods of prevention, or allegations that create confusion about the available health resources," the health official said, adding that the Instagram platform will prohibit or restrict the tagging with pre-emptive surveys to remove content that posts wrong information about the virus.
The move comes after the World Health Organization announced a global health emergency due to the rapidly spreading virus, which has infected more than 9,809 people in China, killing 213 people.
It is noteworthy that Facebook is not the first technical platform to start taking action on the outbreak of the disease, as Google and Twitter have taken steps to address misinformation related to this virus, and Google has begun to display information from the World Health Organization about the virus in search results, while YouTube is promoting videos about The virus is from reliable sources.
The move is unusual for the world's largest social network, which generally limits the distribution of content containing incorrect health information to its 2.9 billion users by restricting search results and ads, but it allows original posts to stay.
This policy has received constant criticism from people who argue it enables the spread of diseases and poor health advice.
Facebook, which has been under close scrutiny worldwide in recent years for its privacy practices, has previously removed misleading information about the vaccine in Samoa, where measles outbreaks killed dozens late last year, and also misinformed polio vaccines. In Pakistan.
"This includes allegations of wrong remedies, methods of prevention, or allegations that create confusion about the available health resources," the health official said, adding that the Instagram platform will prohibit or restrict the tagging with pre-emptive surveys to remove content that posts wrong information about the virus.
The move comes after the World Health Organization announced a global health emergency due to the rapidly spreading virus, which has infected more than 9,809 people in China, killing 213 people.
It is noteworthy that Facebook is not the first technical platform to start taking action on the outbreak of the disease, as Google and Twitter have taken steps to address misinformation related to this virus, and Google has begun to display information from the World Health Organization about the virus in search results, while YouTube is promoting videos about The virus is from reliable sources.
The move is unusual for the world's largest social network, which generally limits the distribution of content containing incorrect health information to its 2.9 billion users by restricting search results and ads, but it allows original posts to stay.
This policy has received constant criticism from people who argue it enables the spread of diseases and poor health advice.
Facebook, which has been under close scrutiny worldwide in recent years for its privacy practices, has previously removed misleading information about the vaccine in Samoa, where measles outbreaks killed dozens late last year, and also misinformed polio vaccines. In Pakistan.
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