Facebook made a radical decision last night, the American company announcing it to everyone because it will have a major impact on the information that is visible on the social media platform. More precisely, the Facebook company announced last night that it will immediately delete any kind of posts with fake news that incite violence, the platform starting to have the same problem as WhatsApp, only on a larger scale.
Facebook has announced that it will collaborate with organizations outside the company to verify the news that is published within its network, and delete the fake ones before they generate drama, as has been happening on WhatsApp for some time. Facebook took this decision after fake news published on the platform incited violence in Myanmar and Sri Lanka, having the desired effect, because they managed to generate violent actions from the population.
Facebook: Last Minute Decision Taken by the Company
Facebook is responsible for what is published within the platform, the president Mark Zuckerberg confirming this along with the decision of the Menlo Park company to delete the news that can generate tragedies. Facebook has been criticized for a very long time due to the fact that it is at the basis of some violence problems involving the citizens of Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but until now the American company has refused to take any measures to return things to normal.
"Facebook is going to delete fake news that could lead to violence. It will work with external organizations to determine whether posts contain inaccurate information that may lead to social unrest. If both boxes are ticked, the posts will be pulled down. The strategy follows Facebook being accused of contributing to violence in Myanmar and Sri Lanka."
Facebook, like WhatsApp, have become platforms that are exploited by those who want to manipulate whole masses of people with fake news, and so far actions of this kind have been very lucky. Facebook's actions to block fake news from the platform will not only apply to Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but to the whole world, but not immediately, but gradually, as the Americans will be able to make changes on the entire planet.