Facebook to take action against users repeatedly sharing misinformation

Facebook to take action against users repeatedly sharing misinformation

By Administrator_India

Capital Sands

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would take “stronger” action against people who repeatedly share misinformation on the platform.

Facebook will reduce the distribution of all posts in its news feed from a user account if it frequently shares content that has been flagged as false by one of the company’s fact-checking partners, the social media giant said in a blog post.

It added that it was also launching ways to inform people if they are interacting with content that has been rated by a fact-checker.

False claims and conspiracies have proliferated on social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Whether it’s false or misleading content about COVID-19 and vaccines, climate change, elections or other topics, we’re making sure fewer people see misinformation on our apps,” the company said in a statement.

Earlier this year, Facebook said it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December, ahead of an inspection by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce into how technology platforms are tackling misinformation.

Related Posts
Global bonds tumble into their first bear market in a generation
sock market

The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index of government and investment-grade corporate bonds has fallen more than 20% below its Read more

China’s Troop Deployment Along Border Remains A Worry: Foreign Minister
China's Troop Deployment Along Border Remains A Worry: Foreign Minister

By Administrator_India Capital Sands China's military deployment along its disputed Himalayan border with India and uncertainty over whether Beijing will Read more

Times Square Celebrates International Yoga Day With Over 3,000 Attendees
Times Square Celebrates International Yoga Day With Over 3,000 Attendees

By Administrator_India Capital Sands New York: The seventh International Yoga Day was celebrated at the iconic Times Square in New York Read more

Indian variant of coronavirus detected in Kenya: Health Ministry
Indian variant of coronavirus detected in Kenya: Health Ministry

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, which was first found Read more

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x