In a recent announcement the company introduced Trust Indicators: these appear at the top of articles published on Facebook and allow users to gather further information about the publisher, including their policies on fact-checking, ethics, and corrections. The feature is now only available for a handful of publishers and based on their own feedback, but Facebook has said it will be available to all in the future.
All publishers have to do is go to their Publishing Tools settings and add the information they want to share. The social network already allowed users to access further information about publishers, but not with the same detail, demonstrating a step forward. The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now! The fight against fake-news is never-ending, but with collaboration and standards across media outlets, thing could improve.
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