Facebook to notify users who like, share Covid-19-related misinformation

In its bid to fight the spread of Covid-19 related misinformation on its platform, Facebook will now send notifications directly to users who like, share, or comment on such posts.

According to a report from Fast Company, the social network is changing how it reaches people who have encountered misinformation on its platform.

“The company will now send notifications to anyone who has liked, commented, or shared a piece of Covid-19 misinformation that’s been taken down for violating the platform’s terms of service,” the report said on Tuesday.

The notification will read: “We removed a post you liked that had false, potentially harmful information about Covid-19.”