Facebook Inc is no longer removing posts that claim the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was man made amid renewed debate over its origins.
Facebook Inc. is no longer removing posts claiming to contain the Corona virus, which caused COVID-19 to be man-made during a new debate over its origin.
A Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed statement, "In light of the ongoing investigation into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is in our apps. Is made of. "
"We continue to work closely with health professionals on the evolving nature of epidemics and regularly update our policies as new facts and trends emerge." The change of government, first reported by Politico, came as it announced it had ordered aides to find answers to the virus's origins.
He said on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies were pursuing rival ideologies, including the possibility of a laboratory crash in China.
Social media companies have come under pressure to deal with inaccurate health information on their sites during epidemics. Facebook says it has removed more than 16 million content from its apps in violation of COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation laws.
The company announced in February that it had expanded its platform to include a variety of claims, including that the virus was man-made.
A Facebook spokesperson said the company regularly updates its list of claims based on the advice of health professionals.
COVID-19 has killed more than 3.6 million people worldwide. The first case was reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in early 2019, but experts have disputed the origin of the virus.
Earlier this week, U.S. government sources said a U.S. intelligence report circulating during the administration of former President Donald Trump alleged that in November 2019, three researchers at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill. They sought hospital care. How reliable is the source of this initial intelligence or the rate of US agencies?
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