Facebook’s large-scale operation to curb COVID-19 misinformation may soon be coming to an end. Meta today published a blog post asking the Oversight Board to weigh in on whether or not removing all COVID-19 misinformation posts is still necessary, with the intention of labeling and demoting this content rather than deleting it.
Before jumping into the meat of Meta’s request, head of global policy Nick Clegg takes a moment to pat his company on its proverbial back. “Meta has removed COVID-19 misinformation on an unprecedented scale,” he writes. “Globally, more than 25 million pieces of content have been removed since the start of the pandemic.”
