To address the challenge of misinformation on our platforms, we’ve built a global network of more than 80 independent fact-checkers who review content in more than 60 languages. And thanks to these significant investments in people and technology — like Artificial Intelligence — we’re making progress.

Since the pandemic began, our AI systems have taken down COVID-19-related material that global health experts have flagged as misinformation and then detected copies when someone tries to share them. As a result, we’ve removed more than 12 million pieces of content about COVID-19 and vaccines.

But it’s not enough to just limit misinformation that people might see. We also connect people to reliable information from trusted experts. Through our COVID-19 information center, notifications in people’s feeds on Facebook and Instagram, and through labels with reliable information from experts that we attach to certain posts, we’ve been able to help surface reliable information while reducing the visibility of misinformation. In fact, we know that when a warning screen is placed on a post, 95% of the time people refrain from clicking it. And now with COVID-19 vaccines rolling out to people around the world, we're driving a global campaign to help bring 50 million people a step closer to getting COVID-19 vaccines.

In our next episode of Let Me Explain we’ll dive into how we develop our Community Standards and where we draw the line between freedom of expression and safety. Check Facebook for Business News in the coming weeks for more episodes.