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Facebook will require COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all in-person employees
The company also announced on Monday that it would delay the reopening of its US campuses until lat…
Erin Snodgrass
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Facebook's vague rules for removing content are keeping unproven and often unsafe COVID treatment groups active
Facebook says it's removing COVID misinformation, but dozens of private groups continue to share sp…
Ben Gilbert
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Biden walks back his comment that Facebook is 'killing people'
Biden said he hoped that Facebook would not take his comments "personally" but would use them as a …
Connor Perrett,Katie Canales
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Anti-vax Facebook groups are using secret codes like 'dinner party' and 'pizza king' to dodge crackdowns on misinformation
The private Facebook groups have thousands of members and use coded language to push misinformation…
Natalie Musumeci
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Surgeon General doubles down on criticism of social media, says companies like Facebook need to 'take responsibility' for COVID-19 misinformation
"The reality is misinformation is still spreading like wildfire in our country, aided and abetted b…
Connor Perrett
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Just 12 people are responsible for the majority of COVID-19 conspiracy theories online, study finds. JFK's anti-vaxxer nephew is one of the 'disinformation dozen.'
John F Kennedy's nephew is one of the "disinformation dozen" responsible for 65 percent of the COVI…
Joshua Zitser
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Under pressure after the Capitol riot, self-styled militias are regrouping around anti-vaxx conspiracy theories
One pro-miltia group pivoted to selling anti-vaxx t-shirts on Facebook, until Insider alerted the s…
Tom Porter
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Facebook releases new map, dashboard to help healthcare professionals fight Covid-19
San Francisco, June 8 (IANS) Facebook has released new visualisations and datasets publicly along w…
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Facebook will convert part of its headquarters into a vaccination site for underserved communities
Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, is being temporarily converted into a COVID vacc…
Ben Gilbert
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Facebook will no longer remove posts claiming the coronavirus is 'man-made,' as Biden calls for a new intelligence report into the virus' origins
Facebook's policy reversal comes after President Joe Biden asked the intelligence community to find…
Anna Cooban
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Facebook is banning ads that promise to cure the coronavirus
Facebook utilises fact-checkers to check dubious claims and subsequently suppress them in its newsf…
Rob Price
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Facebook announced a new plan to help users make COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Facebook will show you the hours of operation and contact information for vaccine sites, along with…
Allana Akhtar
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Facebook killed a tool to fight anti-vaxx information because it disproportionately affected conservatives, report says
Employees took down the tool and after they were told it didn't meet Facebook's fairness standards,…
Bill Bostock
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Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online
During the pandemic, misinformation about public health guidelines spread on Facebook, Twitter, You…
Allana Akhtar
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Facebook asks for users' data to generate COVID-19 'heat maps'
Some people will see a link at the top of News Feed to an optional, off-Facebook survey to help …
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Facebook cracks down on coronavirus misinformation. False claims that the vaccine contains microchips are banned.
Under the new rules, any claims about the safety, efficacy, ingredients, or side effects of the vac…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Facebook to warn users who 'liked' coronavirus hoaxes
Last month, Iranian media reported more than 300 people had died and 1,000 were sickened in the co…
PTI
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Pinterest is booming as online shopping surges and Americans seek a soothing escape from reality
Pinterest's strong third quarter proves that the app is a pleasant, dependable distraction during a…
Avery Hartmans
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Facebook launches crowdfunding platform to help people raise funds to fight coronavirus pandemic
Facebook launched ‘Facebook Fundraisers’, a platform through which people can raise funds for chari…
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Hundreds of New Yorkers descended on a vaccination site after a Facebook post said there were over 400 spare shots
New Yorkers lined up on foot and in cars at Brooklyn Grand Army Terminal for the COVID-19 vaccine, …