Dodged questions from Facebook’s press call on misinformation

Dodged questions from Facebook’s press call on misinformation

6 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/25/facebook-downranking/

Facebook avoided some of the toughest inquiries from reporters yesterday during a conference call about its efforts to fight election interference and fake news. The company did provide additional transparency on important topics by subjecting itself to intense questioning from a gaggle of its most vocal critics. A few bits of interesting news did emerge:

Yet deeper questions went unanswered. Will it be transparent about downranking accounts that spread false news? Does it know if the midterm elections are already being attacked? Are politically divisive ads cheaper?