Facebook Says It Removed 18 Million Misleading Posts About Covid-19

Facebook Inc. said it has removed more than 18 million posts on its main social networking site and the photo sharing app Instagram for violating its Covid-19 misinformation policy since the beginning of the pandemic. Facebook started to take stronger measures against Covid-19 misinformation by banning repeat offenders who spread false information and directing users to a central Covid-19 information center. The statistics, reflecting action through April, were released as part of the company’s regular community standards enforcement report.