TORONTO --
As the third wave of COVID-19 continues across the country, staying up-to-date with the right information has never been more important. But depending on where you get the news, sometimes misinformation can be hard to spot.
Since the start of the pandemic, until April 2021, more than 18 million pieces of content from Facebook and Instagram have been removed for violating the platforms’ policies on COVID-19-related misinformation.
The company says it has labeled more than 167 million pieces of COVID-19 content in total, and are making accounts that discourage vaccines more difficult to find as part of its efforts.
Facebook has faced criticism over how its platforms has been used to spread conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and vaccines throughout the pandemic. In response, the company says that it has started to take stronger measures to tackle misinformation, including banning repeat offenders.