Facebook will no longer remove claims posted on its platforms that Covid-19 is either man-made or lab manufactured, as US President Joe Biden has called upon intelligence agencies to probe the so-called "lab-leak hypothesis".
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that new social media rules are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms.
This shift in policy comes after months of targeting content that the social media site deemed misinformation regarding the pandemic.
Non-compliance with the rules could take away legal protection of social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp for user content posted on their platforms.
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Facebook said that the company aims to comply with the provisions of the new intermediary guidelines and is working towards it.
Facebook said that it remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on the platform.
The deadline to comply with the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on Tuesday, threatening the operations of the likes of Twitter in India.
Except for one Indian social media company - Koo, none of the significant social media intermediaries have appointed the Resident Grievance Officer, the Chief Compliance Officer and Nodal Contact Person.
Facebook said it has removed more than 18 million pieces of content from its main platform and Instagram globally for violating its policies on Covid-related misinformation and harm.
Facebook has announced plans to roll out a new campaign in India to educate and inform people about how to detect misinformation related to Covid-19.
More than 5 million people globally have used Facebook profile frames in support of vaccination and since April, over 7 million users on Instagram have used Covid-19 vaccine stickers to share that they got vaccinated or share their support for vaccines.
Facebook will soon alert its users with a pop-up notification that asks them to make sure if they have read the article that are about to share and post further.
Facebook has taken down nine networks from six countries in April targeting people with false and deceptive information.
Facebook has announced new features and updates for Instagram Direct and Messenger to help users better express themselves.
Facebook said that Signal never tried to actually run the transparent Instagram ads.
Trump slammed Facebook, Google and Twitter and called them "corrupt", saying these social media companies "must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our Electoral Process."
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