A Facebook post, which was removed under the social network's anti-misinformation rules, claimed: "Flu season is coming up! (Image: REUTERS)During the 2019-20 Flu season, there were just 22,000 Flu-related deaths in the United States. Meanwhile, Facebook announced that it had classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing Facebook groups and pages as well as Instagram accounts that hold themselves out as representatives. The step escalates an August policy that banned a third of QAnon groups for promoting violence while allowing most to stay, albeit with content appearing less often in news feeds. Instead of relying on user reports, Facebook staff now will seek out and delete the groups and pages, the company said in a blog post.

Source: Daily Mirror October 06, 2020 22:07 UTC