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Fake news Facebook accounts used coronavirus to attract followers

In April, the company yanked 1,887 misleading accounts, pages and groups tied to eight influencer networks building fake engagement.

Drinking bleach does NOT cure coronavirus: it’s just one dangerous myth that Facebook will alert us to if we’ve interacted with it.

They have a way to inject ‘good’ data – i.e., accurate COVID-19 news or security patches – to outpace the spread of fake news or malware.

Facebook has done this before: it did it with WhatsApp, following an outbreak of lynchings sparked by viral social media hoaxes.

Facebook is denying that a recent content moderation glitch has anything to do with workforce issues, but blames automatic systems.

Instagram’s expanding its fact-checking program but, like Facebook, says it won’t keep political speech away from “public debate and scrutiny.”

Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.

Clickbait health/nutrition posts will sink in page rankings due to two ranking updates, Facebook announced.

The US blocked internet access to Russian trolls who, they say, were trying to spread FUD.