CNN —Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “Covid,” and other pandemic-related queries.
News of Threads blocking searches related to the coronavirus was first reported by The Washington Post.
A Meta spokesperson told CNN that the company just began rolling out keyword search for Threads to additional countries last week.
Meta’s Facebook and other social media platforms faced controversy in the early part of the pandemic for the apparent spread of Covid-19-related misinformation online.
Threads released its much-requested web version late last month, and its keyword search about a week ago.
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