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Meta weighs downgrading Covid-19 misinfo policy to labels and demotion instead of removal

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  • Posted on 26th Jul, 2022 15:03 PM
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Facebook, no stranger to misinformation on its platform, attempted an uncharacteristically bold move as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold around the world: instead of merely labelling posts that discouraged vaccination and/or spread Covid-19 conspiracy theories about masks, social distancing and othe…

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