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Facebook bans ads that promise to prevent or cure the coronavirus

As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues its spread around the globe, Facebook has announced that is it banning ads on its platform that make claims promising to prevent or cure the disease, reports Business Insider.

In a statement to the publication, a Facebook spokesperson said:

We recently implemented a policy to prohibit ads that refer to the coronavirus and create a sense of urgency, like implying a limited supply, or guaranteeing a cure or prevention. We also have policies for surfaces like Marketplace that prohibit similar behavior.

Facebook’s move to outright ban ads that promise to prevent or cure the coronavirus comes almost four weeks after the company said it would start to remove content with conspiracy theories or false claims about the virus. Today’s move takes that effort a step further by attempting to stop advertisers hoping to profit from false cure claims about the disease. Read more