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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Facebook Launches Resource to Flag 'Misleading News'

Facebook is launching a resource to help you spot false news and misleading information that spreads on its service.

The resource, similar to previous efforts around privacy and security, is basically a notification that pops up for a few days. Clicking on it takes you to tips and other information on how to spot false news and what to do about it.

Tips to spot false news include looking closely at website addresses to see if they are trying to spoof real news sites, and checking websites' "about" sections for more information. Some sites might look like real news at first glance, but their "about" sections inform the visitor that they are in fact satire.

Adam Mosseri, vice president of News Feed at Facebook, said he hopes people will become "more discerning consumers" of news.

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4 comments:

Jim said...

Censorship. Flagging content that they disagree with.

And you help them by using facebook.

Anonymous said...

censorship is all it is...

Anonymous said...

Why do people use facebook?


FOOLS

Anonymous said...

Dump facebook thats my plan. Censorship is a slippery slope