The new initiatives continue to place the onus on users to interpret the reliability or trustworthiness of the information they see on the site for themselves. In addition to combating foreign interference by removing inauthentic content, the changes intend to prioritize transparency — including by more clearly identifying sources of content and ads — and reduce misinformation by making sure users are aware when a post or Page could be misleading.
Much of this will be accomplished with enhanced labeling across the platform: For example, the company will now more clearly label Instagram and Facebook posts that Facebook's independent fact-checker partners consider to be false. Facebook will also explicitly tag the owners of a Facebook Page, with a particular emphasis on content produced by government-backed media.
The initiatives are part of Facebook's response to growing debate and criticism around its decision to exempt politicians and political parties from rules banning misinformation on its platforms. Both congressional members and presidential candidates have spoken out against Facebook in recent weeks, claiming that its policy could encourage politicians to lie on the platform.
When did Alfalfa become an evil linchpin?
Facebook assumes its adult users are mature enough to evaluate the info they read.
I’ll say it again...