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Facebook and Instagram reveal the latest features added to address coronavirus

Zoe Wilkinson

March 26, 2020 10:21

Facebook and Instagram are taking additional measures to ensure the platforms prioritise health advice surrounding COVID-19.

After revealing an initial wave of measures at the end of last week, Facebook is working to remove false claims and conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organisations, including the belief that drinking bleach could cure coronavirus.

Ads and commerce listings on Facebook Marketplace and Instagram for medical face masks hand sanitiser, disinfectant wipes and COVID-19 testing wipes have been banned, as well as any ads claiming to cure the disease.

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Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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