Facebook removes over 18 million pieces of fake, harmful Covid content

As Covid-19 ravages countries like India and Brazil, Facebook said it has removed more than 18 million pieces of content from its main platform and Instagram globally for violating its policies on Covid-related misinformation and harm.

The social network removed these many pieces of content from the the start of the pandemic to April this year.

“We’re also working to increase vaccine acceptance and combat vaccine misinformation,” the company said in its Community Standards Enforcement Report Q1′.

The social media giant Facebook on Wednesday expanded its Covid-19 Announcement — a tool for the health departments of states and union territories to share essential Coronavirus related updates — in India.