Facebook considering stopping banning misinformation about covid

On March 3, 2020, duplication scams about her coronavirushardly Facebook take measures to limit circulation. “It’s not okay to share something that puts people in danger,” said founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. More than two years later, platform He wants to take advantage of his comfort. Pandemic to end restrictions wrong information about covid.

But this is a tricky problem because The impact of the health crisis varied by country.. Therefore social network decided to go to the supervisory board, a panel of experts created in 2020, to make a decision. “We are requesting a consultative opinion on whether the current measures have been taken. Aim “It remains appropriate to address covid-19 misinformation as part of our health-harming misinformation policy.” Nick Clegg.

Meta’s current content moderation policy has sought to curb the proliferation of coronavirus-related hoaxes. conspiracy theories those who deny the existence of covid or virus some countries’ evil plan measures taken so far, tagging inaccurate posts, directing the user to reliable information from sources such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and even ban ads that try to profit from the pandemic.

non-binding opinion

The Facebook Oversight Board is an independent group formed in 2020 to advise the company on controversial issues such as the account blocking of former President Donald Trump. However, this organization’s opinion is purely advisory, so Facebook makes no commitment to accept its decision, something that has led critics to point out that it is a ploy to cover up the platform’s controversial decisions.

Meta’s final decision may take more than two months, as the company determines that it must respond to the board’s recommendations within a maximum of 60 days after publication.

Source: Informacion

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