In an effort to combat COVID-19 Facebook has launched an information centre, It’s common these days to find fake news on social media especially as the top used social media platform in the world it’s no surprise that Facebook has its fair share of fake information which had circulated in the past, we Sri Lankans have enough and more experience on how fake information can affect a country and it’s people, it’s almost a year where we went through a total social media shutdown.
Amidst all of this tension, it’s an amazing effort from Facebook to take such an effort to combat fake information, Facebook stated “Today we’re announcing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Center, featured at the top of News Feed, to provide a central place for people to get the latest news and information as well as resources and tips to stay healthy and support their family and community.”
