Facebook announces ‘fake news’ offensive in Germany

AFP,  FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Social media giant Facebook announced yesterday that it will introduce new measures to combat fake news in Germany, as Europe’s largest economy and most populous nation enters an election year.

“It’s important to us that the reports and news posted on Facebook are reliable,” a blog post on the Silicon Valley firm’s German website read.
German politicians have warned that populist parties and foreign nations could use fake news to try and influence parliamentary elections slated for September or October.
Facebook’s new German initiative targets “unambiguously wrong reports” being shared on the social media platform.

Facebook announces fake news offensive in Germany

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Social media giant Facebook announced yesterday that it will introduce new measures to combat fake news in Germany, as Europes largest economy and most populous nation enters an election year. Its important to us that the reports and news posted on Facebook are reliable, a blog post on the Silicon Valley firms German website read. German politicians have warned that populist parties and foreign nations could use fake news to try and influence parliamentary elections slated for September or October. Facebooks new German initiative targets unambiguously wrong reports being shared on the social media platform.