Facebook will now ask users to rank news organizations they trust

Facebook will now ask users to rank news organizations they trust

6 years ago
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/01/19/facebook-will-now-ask-its-users-to-rank-news-organizations-they-trust/

Facebook announced major changes Friday to the Newsfeed used by 2 billion people every month and will now ask users to rank the news organizations they trust.

The trust rankings will emerge from surveys the company is conducting with its users and is an effort to combat fake news and misinformation that spread across the social network before and after the 2016 election. The changes will also promote local news sources