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Covid, Facebook no longer blocks posts on the origin of the virus in the laboratory

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Liquidated as a conspiracy theorist and blocked on all social networks, the theory that the virus may have originated in a laboratory is now attracting global attention again. Facebook has announced the lifting of the veto on posts claiming Covid-19 was man-made or man-made. A move that follows the White House’s decision to order in-depth investigations into the origin of the coronavirus.

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Washington announced a full investigation into the origins of Covid-19 after the Wall Street Journal reported that three scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalized in late 2019 with symptoms compatible with the coronavirus. Joe Biden he asked US intelligence to “redouble its efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion” on the origins of the virus and to report it “within 90 days”. “As part of this report, I asked to investigate other possible areas of investigation, including specific questions for China,” explained Biden who asked national laboratories and other government agencies to be involved in this effort, keeping “fully informed. “the Congress.

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“So far the US intelligence community has united around two probable scenarios,” namely human contact with an infected animal or a laboratory accident, “but it has not reached a definitive conclusion,” he said. “While two components in the intelligence community tend towards the first scenario and one towards the second – each with a low or moderate level of confidence – the majority do not believe that there is enough information to assess that one is more likely than the other”, he said.

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Facebook’s veto on posts considered conspiracy theorists regarding the artificial origin of Covid dates back to February. During the pandemic, the tech giant has always updated its policies against false and misleading information on the coronavirus, in consultation with the heads of health authorities.

Yesterday, the turnaround. A Facebook spokesperson said: “In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of Covid-19, and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove claims that the virus was man-made from our apps. . We are continuing to work with health authorities to keep up with the evolution of the pandemic and regularly update our policies as new facts and trends emerge. “

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Facebook is the first platform to act in this direction. Asked if Twitter plans to revise its rules on Covid-19 origin claims, a company spokesperson said he had nothing to say about it. Twitter continues to “work in close consultation with global public health authorities” on the disinformation issues of the coronavirus, the spokesperson said in a statement.

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