NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg about the platform’s efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
With everyone hunkered down, it is boom times for Facebook, which, we should note, is among NPR’s financial supporters. More people are relying on Facebook for updates on the coronavirus. And the company has made some changes so that when people go to Facebook or Instagram, they first see information from the World Health Organization or other credible sources. The harder challenge, though, is stopping the spread of misleading and harmful posts. I spoke about that with Facebook’s vice president of global affairs and communications, Nick Clegg.
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Source: How Facebook Wants To Handle Misinformation Around The Coronavirus Epidemic | NPR