Facebook says a bug in its anti-spam system is blocking the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook's vice-president of integrity, said on Twitter on Tuesday, US time, that the company is working on fixing the problem.

Facebook says the missing posts have been restored. Credit:AP

Users are complaining that links to news stories about school closings and other information related to the virus outbreak being blocked by the company's automated system.

He said "all the posts incorrectly removed, which includes posts on all topics not just those related to COVID-19" have been restored.