Facebook Launches Fake News Filter in France Ahead of 2017 Election

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/6/14520172/facebook-fake-news-filter-france-election

by pdog • 9 years ago

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pdog• 9 years ago

Under the system, if an article is reported as false by users, it will be sent to a portal that all eight media companies have access to, according to Le Monde. If at least two of the companies confirm the article as false, the content will be flagged as disputed and users will see a warning before they share it.

Why should a handful of big media companies have editorial discretion over whether Facebook users can see other sites' content?

I_am_neo• 9 years ago

Facebook should stay out of international concerns, meddling in anything election taints it's color and makes facebook useless to any serious minded citizen, I will never use it.

stachenfeld• 9 years ago

It seems harmful to allow any regulating body to determine what information is valid to read. It's too bad we can't rely on real people using their brains...

Facebook Launches Fake News Filter in France Ahead of 2017 Election

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