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Facebook will start alerting users who have interacted with harmful misinformation about COVID-19

Fb this morning presented its latest step in effort to combat the spread of wrong data around the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Leader among them is a brand spanking new message targeting shoppers who've commented on, reacted to or most well-liked false content material subject material in regards to the virus. The social neighborhood will pop up a messag…
Facebook this morning announced its latest step in effort to combat the spread of misinformation around the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Chief among them is a new message targeting users who have commented on, reacted to or liked false content about the virus. The social network will pop up a messag…

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