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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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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 is wrongly blocking news articles about the coronavirus pandemic
On Tuesday, multiple Facebook users reported on Twitter that they found themselves unable to post a…
Rob Price
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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 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 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 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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Anti-vaxxer sheriff's deputy dies from COVID-19 complications shortly after mocking the vaccine on Facebook
"I have an immune system," said one of the social media posts that Daniel 'Duke' Trujillo had share…
Joshua Zitser
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An exhausted Iowa ER doctor pleaded with people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a Facebook Live video: 'We are drowning in people who are dying with this illness'
The physician said there aren't enough ICU beds for people who need them because Iowa hospitals hav…
Kimberly Leonard
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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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Facebook will start removing posts with false vaccine claims as experts worry misinformation might discourage Americans from getting immunized
Two leading vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna await approval for emergency use authorization from th…
Allana Akhtar
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Bill Gates shot down a conspiracy theory that he wants a global coronavirus vaccine rollout so he can implant microchips into people
There is no evidence connecting Gates to microchips, but viral articles claim there is, and a May p…
Sinéad Baker
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A 98-year-old woman who went viral for her wholesome pandemic baking videos died from COVID-19
While her condition improved Saturday, Pollock died unexpectedly early Sunday, her daughter, Mary E…
Connor Perrett
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Facebook's remote-working plan is doomed
Facebook wants more people to work from home, but there are too many career advantages for workers …