Meta Is Abandoning Their COVID-19 Misinformation Policy on Facebook and Instagram

Great news for your crazy uncle: Facebook and Instagram will no longer remove posts with COVID misinformation in countries that no longer have a COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, which is basically most of the world.It was not a surprise when Elon Musk eliminated Twitter’s COVID misinformation policy, considering Musk himself has always been such a fan of total bullshit declarations on the topic. But it is more of a surprise, as the Chronicle reports, that Meta just declared Facebook and Instagram will no longer enforce their COVID misinformation policies, in an announcement they made Friday morning. And that is the sound of Champagne bottles popping in the executive suites at the ivermectin factory.“Our Covid-19 misinformation rules will no longer be in effect globally as the global public health emergency declaration that triggered those rules has been lifted,” Meta says in a Friday blog post. Though they oddly hedge their words in a way that makes it sounds like they’re still serious about combating misinformation.“We will take a more tailored approach to our Covid-19 misinformation rules consistent with the [Facebook Oversight] Board’s guidance and our existing policies,” the post adds. “In countries that have a Covid-19 public health emergency declaration
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