Microsoft might not label fake news as "false". The company seems concerned that the topic is heavily politicized, and hence might go after creators and distributors of disinformation campaigns.
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TikTok has rolled out a new in-app election guide, which adds new misinformation and media literacy tools to the app. The guide will give users information about candidates and the voting process.
Facebook is rolling out ad transparency measures to India in anticipation for the upcoming general election next year. Those looking to post political ads will have to be verified by Facebook.
"The Hunt for False News" will be describing some situations where recent news that went viral on Facebook was found to be fake, and other instances in which pieces of such misinformation were missed.
Facebook has announced that it will be combating misinformation in the form of photos and videos. It has developed machine learning to find content to be reviewed by its fact-checking partners.
Facebook has announced a raft of updates for its platform which it says will help improve the service by protecting users from false news. It detailed new methods it uses to detect false news too.
In its ongoing battle against false news online, Facebook has rolled out a tool that helps its users determine what consists fake content, and how to avoid spreading it in the future.
