In October 2020, Facebook barred advertisements that include false or misleading information about vaccines. Two months later, the company updated its policy to remove COVID-19 vaccine claims that federal or global health agencies have disproved, reports The New York Times.
At present, the company said it has removed more than 12 million posts on Facebook and Instagram that contain misinformation about COVID-19. The company’s most recent action expands this effort and applies to all vaccine information posted on the social media platform.
Facebook is also giving health agencies and other public health organizations $120 million in ad credits to promote accurate vaccine and preventive health information.
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