Facebook wants to do more to fight disinformation about the coronavirus (illustration).

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Facebook announced on Monday that it is stepping up efforts to tackle misinformation about the coronavirus vaccination.

The American social media giant wants to do more to "remove false claims on Facebook and Instagram on Covid-19, on vaccines against Covid-19 and vaccines in general during the pandemic," he said in a press release.

To do this, Facebook has therefore extended its list of misconceptions that will not be tolerated, and are already prohibited in advertisements.

Some users banned?

This list includes messages stating that the Covid-19 was made by humans, that the vaccines are not effective, that it is less dangerous to catch the disease than to be vaccinated or that the vaccines are toxic. or cause autism.

People who share this kind of disinformation could be banned, the social network warned.

Additionally, group admins have been told that they will need to approve posts from members who tend to spread misinformation, before they are shared.

And on Instagram, user accounts looking to discourage their followers from getting the vaccine will be harder to find.

Facebook collaborates with health organizations

The platforms have been working for months with large health organizations to highlight information "which has authority" on the health crisis, in particular through its "information center on the Covid-19".

“More than 2 billion people from 189 countries have been connected to reliable information” via this tab, argues the company.

However, some Facebook critics are not convinced.

“Facebook has repeatedly promised to crack down on disinformation related to Covid and anti-vaccines for a year,” tweeted an NGO fighting “digital hatred”, the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

"Each time, they fail to meet their goals."

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