Facebook will start warning users when they share content around covid-19

NEW DELHI: If you’re sharing content around covid-19 on Facebook, you may be prompted with a notification warning you about it. In an extension to its initiatives to stem the flow of misinformation around the pandemic, the social media giant will push notifications for all such posts, except those from recognised health authorities and government agencies.

The notification directs users to Facebook’s covid-19 misinformation centre, which contains credible information from recognised authorities. It will also tell them when the article was first shared and where it originates from.

The company has been battling covid-19 misinformation on its platform since early this year. In its community and standards enforcement report, released a few days ago, Facebook said it has labeled 98 million pieces of content on the platform between April and June.