时间:2025-07-19 09:09:16 来源:网络整理编辑:休閑
If at first you don't succeed, keep telling people that you're trying again.Facebook announced Monda
If at first you don't succeed, keep telling people that you're trying again.
Facebook announced Monday that, over a year into a pandemic that has killed more than 460,000 people in the U.S. alone, it intends to do more about the pervasive anti-vaccine content sloshing across its platform. Specifically, the social media giant said it will remove a specific set of false claims about both COVID-19 and vaccines.
Of course, we've heard this promise before. In March 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook promised to crack down on anti-vaccine content. In October of 2020, Facebook said it would finally ban anti-vaccine ads. And in December of 2020, Facebook insisted it would ban COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
As Monday's announcement makes clear, Facebook still has some work to do.
"Today, we are expanding our efforts to remove false claims on Facebook and Instagram about COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines in general during the pandemic," explains the company in a blog post. "Today, following consultations with leading health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), we are expanding the list of false claims we will remove to include additional debunked claims about the coronavirus and vaccines."
Facebook kindly provides us with examples of statements that, going forward, will theoretically no longer be allowed on the platform:
"COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured"
"Vaccines are not effective at preventing the disease they are meant to protect against"
"It's safer to get the disease than to get the vaccine"
"Vaccines are toxic, dangerous or cause autism"
SEE ALSO: Congress blasts Facebook's algorithm as rotten to its core in scathing letter
The company says it will start implementing the new policy immediately. Notably, Facebook also says that if a Group or account repeatedly posts or shares the now-banned anti-vax content, it may boot it from the platform entirely.
Better late than never.
TopicsFacebookInstagramSocial MediaCOVID-19
Chinese gymnastics team horrifies crowd with human jump rope2025-07-19 09:07
Hate incidents spike after Trump wins election2025-07-19 08:59
The Nintendo NES Classic Edition gets a wireless controller2025-07-19 08:57
Hate incidents spike after Trump wins election2025-07-19 08:31
Nate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rape2025-07-19 07:52
Nicole Kidman and Robin Wright pose in candid photos2025-07-19 07:34
Indians went on an iPhone buying spree after government demonetized currency2025-07-19 07:27
Police tried to capture a mountain lion on camera, but it got real weird instead2025-07-19 07:10
Dressage horse dancing to 'Smooth' by Santana wins gold for chillest horse2025-07-19 06:52
Apple Music student subscription is now available in over 30 countries2025-07-19 06:42
Samsung Galaxy Note7 teardown reveals the magic behind the phone's iris scanner2025-07-19 09:04
Apple Music student subscription is now available in over 30 countries2025-07-19 08:21
Police tried to capture a mountain lion on camera, but it got real weird instead2025-07-19 08:20
Apple announces more (RED) gadgets to mark World AIDS Day2025-07-19 07:53
Pokémon Go is so big that it has its own VR porn parody now2025-07-19 07:51
Watch Obama age from kid to outgoing POTUS in seconds2025-07-19 07:41
Massive Sunny and Bo replicas are the best White House holiday decor2025-07-19 07:28
Hate incidents spike after Trump wins election2025-07-19 07:16
Two states took big steps this week to get rid of the tampon tax2025-07-19 07:05
Apple Music student subscription is now available in over 30 countries2025-07-19 06:29