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Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it would roll out a number of new tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media network. The company will make it easier for users to flag fake articles on their News Feed and will also work with organizations such as fact-checking website Snopes, ABC News and the Associated Press to check the authenticity of stories.
From left, Katelynn Curry, Trish Hastings, Sara Hastings, and William Hastings, 2, pet Miley, a 4-year-old female mastiff, at the Merry Pitmas Adoption Event at PetSmart on Saturday. Rebel Rescue, a Victoria nonprofit tasked with finding homes for pit bulls, bulldogs, boxers and other "bully breeds," relies on donations to continue operation.
Conservative pundits and publications are charging that most of the third-party organizations recruited this week to filter fake news stories from Facebook have a track record of liberal bias. Snopes, ABC News, Politifact and FactCheck.org all "have records of left-wing partisanship - particularly throughout the 2016 election," Breitbart News reported Thursday .
The social media giant has unveiled a string of measures to help flag fake stories that appear in people's news feeds. The move follows an onslaught of criticism directed at Facebook over concerns it was not doing enough to stop the spread of false reports on its platform .
Facebook has unveiled a string of measures it is introducing to ensure users are not presented with fake news on the site. The move follows an onslaught of criticism directed at the social media giant centred on concerns it was not taking effective action to stop people's feeds being swamped with false reports.
Technology industry leaders including Facebook Inc.'s Sheryl Sandberg and Amazon.com Inc.'s Jeff Bezos met with Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking to persuade a man whose presidential bid many of them opposed to avoid policies they believe would hurt their companies. Jobs, immigration and China were major topics, while infrastructure, education and repatriation of technology companies' overseas cash were also discussed, according to a person briefed on the summit.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 14, 2016. From left are, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, and Trump.
Some of Silicon Valley's biggest names are expected to head to Trump Tower day to meet with the president-elect. The head honchos meeting with Trump today as part of his "tech summit" include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Oracle CEO Safra Catz.
For many reasons, the tech industry is a notable outlier for a president-elect who genuinely likes the business world to the point of stuffing his cabinet with people from that realm. As Donald Trump prepares to meet chieftains from the tech industry, it's worth examining why Silicon Valley and Trump are at loggerheads.
Banker's assistant, 30, 'accidentally shot and killed his 27-year-old friend' after playing about with a gun at a drunken dinner party that was streamed live on Facebook Shocking moment a woman is physically dragged off a Delta flight by two cops after she 'stormed past the gate agent without checking in and then demanded overhead bin space' Missing brothers are found dead at the bottom of an Idaho embankment after they were ejected from their car when it crashed Uber employees 'helped men stalk their ex-girlfriends and searched for trip information of celebrities including Beyonce', reveals company's former forensic investigator Unarmed grandfather, 73, who was suffering from dementia is shot 'NINE TIMES' and killed by California cops as he wandered around his block at 12.30am Man in stolen car 'shoots two cops in Georgia' then takes off on foot - launching manhunt that ended a few ... (more)
Banker's assistant, 30, 'accidentally shot and killed his 27-year-old friend' after playing about with a gun at a drunken dinner party that was streamed live on Facebook Shocking moment a woman is physically dragged off a Delta flight by two cops after she 'stormed past the gate agent without checking in and then demanded overhead bin space' Missing brothers are found dead at the bottom of an Idaho embankment after they were ejected from their car when it crashed Uber employees 'helped men stalk their ex-girlfriends and searched for trip information of celebrities including Beyonce', reveals company's former forensic investigator Unarmed grandfather, 73, who was suffering from dementia is shot 'NINE TIMES' and killed by California cops as he wandered around his block at 12.30am Man in stolen car 'shoots two cops in Georgia' then takes off on foot - launching manhunt that ended a few ... (more)
The year 2016 seemed packed with unthinkable events, such as Brexit and US President-elect Donald Trump's shock victory at the polls. And while the world-changing events were met with grim humour, everyday life was peppered with light-hearted moments to keep things interesting.
Dec 6 After a U.S. presidential election and Brexit campaign that were tarnished by lies, vicious political attacks and deceptive online news stories, Germany is promising to double down on facts, values and seriousness. At a congress of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Tuesday, speaker after speaker talked about the importance of respect and moderation in politics, with some criticising social media platforms Facebook and Twitter for facilitating the spread of false news.
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are joining forces to more quickly identify the worst terrorist propaganda and prevent it from spreading online. The new program announced Monday would create a database of unique digital "fingerprints" to help automatically identify videos or images the companies could remove.
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On the second floor of a noisy sports center in the Macedonian town of Veles, a teenage purveyor of fake news cracked open his laptop and laid out his case for why lying is more lucrative than the truth. VELES, Macedonia - On the second floor of a noisy sports center in the Macedonian town of Veles, a teenage purveyor of fake news cracked open his laptop and laid out his case for why lying is more lucrative than the truth.
On the second floor of a noisy sports center in the Macedonian town of Veles, a teenage purveyor of fake news cracked open his laptop and laid out his case for why lying is more lucrative than the truth. "The fake news is the good news," the 18-year-old said, pointing to a graph showing his audience figures, which reached into the hundreds of thousands, a bling watch clasped firmly around his wrist.