Facebook to Put Coronavirus Info on Top of Users’ News Feed
Facebook will put vetted data about novel coronavirus at the elevation of users' New Feed to tackle the spread of simulated health information. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that a collection of information from the Earth Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin appearing on top of the feed in the coming days, reports TechCrunch.
"Nosotros're going to exist putting it at the peak of everyone's Facebook feed", Zuckerberg said in a press call on Wednesday. Facebook will also roll out its ain coronavirus data hub on the social network. The data hub would be up in 'a number' of United states locations and some in Europe in the next 24 hours, with a more global rollout later. "Were designing it to be very adaptive on a day to solar day basis", said Zuckerberg. Facebook also announced it would brand its enterprise connectivity platform 'Workplace' costless for the authorities and for emergency services.
Facebook-endemic WhatsApp on Midweek launched a Coronavirus Information Hub and appear a $1 one thousand thousand donation to the Poynter Constitute'southward International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). Launched in partnership with the World Health System (WHO), UNICEF, and UNDP, the WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub is designed to provide simple, actionable guidance for health workers, educators, community leaders, nonprofits, local governments and local businesses that rely on WhatsApp to communicate.
It will as well offer general tips and resource for users around the globe to reduce the spread of rumors. The $1 million grant to the IFCN will support fact-checking for the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance, which spans more than 100 local organizations in at to the lowest degree 45 countries.
Source: https://beebom.com/facebook-coronavirus-information-news-feed/
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