Celebrity chef Pete Evans booted off Instagram for 'repeatedly sharing' Covid misinformation

Controversial celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans has been permanently booted off Instagram for sharing misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines.Facebook confirmed on Wednesday it had deleted Evans’ account on the popular picture-sharing platform. The account had hundreds of thousands of followers.“We removed Pete Evans’ account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” the company said in a statement.“We don’t allow anyone to share misinformation about Covid-19 that could lead to imminent physical harm or about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.”Evans’ Facebook page was removed in December but he continued to share misinformation through Instagram which is also owned by Facebook.Facebook had earlier removed several of the chef’s Instagram posts for violating its policies on misinformation.The company’s coronavirus and vaccine misinformation policies were updated last week with the social media giant vowing to crack down on false claims.Facebook expanded on Wednesday the list of false claims it has promised to remove – adding several more about coronavirus and the vaccines.False claims that the company says won’t be tolerated include that Covid-19 is man-made, that it’s safer to get the disease than the vaccine, and that vaccines are toxic, dangerous or cause…
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