Facebook targets individual accounts in latest bid to tackle misinformation

Facebook has said it will reduce distribution of repeat misinformation sharers from the News Feed (Yui Mok/PA)

Facebook is taking aim at individual user accounts in its latest attempt to stem the flow of misinformation shared across the social network.

The tech giant has long focused much of its efforts on pages and groups when tackling the ever-present issue, which has become even more problematic with the spread of misleading claims about Covid-19 and vaccines.