WEB The network has announced new measures that will build on the audit of partners…
Facebook finally tackles the misinformation. Criticized for not doing enough to stem the spread of ” fake news “, especially during the us presidential election, the social network has unveiled its new weapons on Thursday. In the program : reports simplified, and a partnership with organisations of fact-checking to identify the information and can thus discourage their share.
Fact-checking by independent partners
A post suspect can be reported by clicking in the top right and choosing ” mark as false information “. Facebook shall then transmit it to a network of partners who adhere to the principles established by the school of journalism american the Poynter Institute. Forty organizations are part of the world, including AP, ABC News, PolitiFact and Snopes in the United States (there are as yet no one in France, according to the list).
According to their verdict, Facebook then identifies the false information with a red exclamation point and a warning that links to the site’s fact-checker. In order not to be accused of censorship, Facebook is not going to block the sharing of false information, but simply warn the user that no, the pope has not given his support to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has not sold weapons to Daesh.
” Fact-checked by leftists “
Immediately, many vote conservative are mounted to the niche. “Posts will be reported by leftists and fact-checkés by leftists. This is a scam “, condemns in particular RBPundit, an influential anonymous blogger. Ben Shapiro, of the Daily Wire, writes that it is “a disaster” because, according to him, ” these arbiters of the truth have always prejudice “.
Mark Zuckerberg knows that the yellow line is sometimes blurred. Responding to the concern of a user, he promises to fight ” against the hoax, not against the opinions “. It will be on exhibit.
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