The announcement comes as the social media giant's ads policy has long courted controversy for spreading misinformation.
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The announcement comes as the social media giant's ads policy has long courted controversy for spreading misinformation. People wear face masks in a street in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, Feb. 26, 2020. As of Wednesday, there have been more than 80,000 confirmed coronavirus cases globally and more than 2,700 deaths, mostly in China.
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