Facebook and Google have amended their internal policies regarding advertising on fake news posts in response to pressure from users and a growing controversy within the company. There are mounting concerns that the presidential election may have been influenced by unvetted fake news stories trending on the network during the past few weeks of the cycle. Some of the news stories that appeared in Facebook’s trending topics section were found to contain misleading or completely false information that may have influenced voting behavior.
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Post-Election Backlash Spurs Fake News Crackdown
Posted by: David Jones November 15, 2016 03:50 PMFacebook and Google have amended their internal policies regarding advertising on fake news posts in response to pressure from users and a growing controversy within the company. There are mounting concerns that the presidential election may have been influenced by unvetted fake news stories trending on the network during the past few weeks of the cycle. Some of the news stories that appeared in Facebook’s trending topics section were found to contain misleading or completely false information that may have influenced voting behavior.