> 800 thousand fakes about coronavirus were removed from VKontakte in a month
The press service of VKontakte said
The Izvestia publication writes that the social network team discovered and deleted more than 800 thousand similar posts about the virus. These posts were distributed in communities and also through spam mailings.
The press service said that VKontakteconstantly monitors dangerous content and also blocks users and bots who send mass mailings. The social network claims that it is promptly restricting access to misleading posts.
Let us recall that administrative andcriminal liability for spreading fake news about the coronavirus infection COVID-19. The amount of the administrative fine can range from 30 to 100 thousand rubles. Criminal punishment includes a fine of 300 thousand to two million rubles or imprisonment for up to three or five years.
According to the report for 2019, VKontakte is the most popular social network in Russia.