Facebook Says Bug Mistook Legitimate News Stories for Spam
- Many taken-down articles related to the novel coronavirus
- Executives of the social network said posts have been restored
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Facebook Inc. said a filter for combating spam on the social network was beset by a bug that mistakenly eliminated legitimate news stories and other posts, miscategorizing them as content that violates its rules.