Facebook reverses stance, says it won’t ban ‘COVID-19 being man-made’ posts
The Hindu
Facebook said it removed more than 18 million pieces of content from Facebook and Instagram globally, from the start of the pandemic to April 2021, for violating policies related to COVID-19 and vaccines.
(Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Facebook Inc. on Wednesday reversed its decision to not allow the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured on its platform. The social network’s reversal comes as new and emerging reports suggest the possibility that the virus could have been leaked from a lab in China can’t be ruled out. . The social network giant said in February , including that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured, vaccines are not effective in preventing the disease, and that vaccines are toxic and dangerous.
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