Facebook Inc stated on Wednesday (May 26) it could take “stronger” action against individuals who repeatedly share misinformation on the platform. Facebook will scale back the distribution of all posts in its information feed from a person account if it often shares content material that has been flagged as false by one of many firm`s fact-checking companions, the social media large stated in a weblog put up.
It added that it was additionally launching methods to inform folks if they’re interacting with content material that has been rated by a fact-checker. False claims and conspiracies have proliferated on social media platforms, together with Facebook and Twitter, in the course of 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 corporate stated in an announcement.
Earlier this yr, Facebook stated it took down 1.3 billion faux accounts between October and December, forward of an inspection by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce into how expertise platforms are tackling misinformation.
