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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will provide free advertisements to the World Health Organization (WHO) as it seeks to ensure users are not misinformed about the virus, its risks and how to react to it, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.
“We’re giving the WHO as many free ads as they need for their coronavirus response along with other in-kind support,” Zuckerberg said bit.ly/3aqdihN in the Facebook post.
Users who search for posts on the virus on Facebook would now see a pop-up that directs them to the WHO or local health authority for the latest information, Zuckerberg said.
He also pledged again that the company would remove false claims and conspiracy theories flagged by leading global health organizations to help combat misinformation about the coronavirus.
Facebook will be working with global health experts and…
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