Sandberg said Facebook – which has a policy of not fact-checking political ads – would apply the rules even to the platform’s most powerful voices. — AFP
Facebook Inc chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said that as the social network gets more aggressive in policing misinformation about the coronavirus, even politicians, celebrities and those posting in private groups aren’t exempt from the rules.
Earlier this month, the company said it would remove false content and conspiracy theories about Covid-19 that health authorities flagged as harmful. On March 16, Sandberg said Facebook – which has a policy of not fact-checking political ads – would apply the rules even to the platform’s most powerful voices. "We are taking down any harmful misinformation on the coronavirus,” she said in an interview on Bloomberg Television.
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