Instagram Bans Reliable IG Account Debunking COVID-19 Misinformation After Anti-Vaxxers' Mass Report

It seems like Instagram made a bad choice after it banned a reliable account debunking COVID-19 myths and misinformation. The @coronavirusfactchecks account, which uses easily shareable medical information to correct COVID-19 misinformation, was mass reported by anti-vaxxers and coronavirus deniers.

She said that the IG page was providing well-cited, easily shareable medical information to battle COVID-19 misinformation. Richards also explained that Instagram should give bring back the account since the people who reported it are anti-vaxxers.

The Coronavirus Fact Checks account also posted on its other social media pages when its IG account was banned. The created made a back-up Facebook account and began posting on Twitter to keep the original account alive.

It still shares short and concise posts to fight conspiracy theories, myths, and other disinformation about COVID-19. As of the moment, Instagram hasn't released any update if it'll bring back the account.

What is Facebook doing?

NPR previously reported that Facebook is banning false claims about COVID-19 vaccines. These information are only considered fake when public health experts debunked them. Last week, the mother company of Instagram announced that it already updated its misinformation policy to include vaccine-related content.

It also confirmed that it will start removing false conspiracy theories and claims about the COVID-19 jab since a vaccine is expected to enter the United States.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.