Facebook parent company Meta has now asked the company oversight committee, the Oversight Board, whether it’s doing enough to combat misinformation about COVID-19. That’s based on a detailed summary of the ask shared by Meta.

For clarity, according to the company, it has already taken staunch action against misinformation and disinformation. Since January 2020, it has removed 25 million pieces of content and set new policies in place for the removal of content. Including policies that, as of this writing, allow for the immediate removal of more than 80 distinct false claims that are spread about the ongoing dilemma.

The list includes claims about “masking, social distancing, and the transmissibility of the virus” as well as others. For instance, it has also removed claims falsely made about vaccination efforts and the vaccine itself.

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In addition to the above efforts, the company also moved forward to provide factual information. Early on, in 2020, the company created its COVID-19 Information Center. That has, according to Meta, reached more than 2 billion of the app’s and site’s users. Redirecting them to “helpful, authoritative” information about the virus. And that’s across more than 189 countries, as well.

Now that some areas of the world are beginning to normalize, Meta is asking its Oversight Board for guidance to make continued policies and new policies.

Specifically, that’s with the goal of ensuring a more comprehensive set of policies to match the severity of ongoing infections from region to region. Namely, by continuing the current policies. Or by moving to policies that also include more actions such as labeling or demoting misinformation. That would be conducted either directly or through its third-party fact-checking program.

As of this writing, the Oversight Board does not appear to have responded to the request for guidance. But it will be a development for Facebook users to watch. Particularly since it could ultimately impact not just Facebook but also apps created to customize the core experience.