Facebook offers plan to tackle fake news ahead of US midterms

Facebook offers plan to tackle fake news ahead of US midterms

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/29/facebook-fake-news-political-ad-security-us-midterms-2018

With 2018 elections on horizon Facebook is trying to get ahead of misinformation, but won’t say whether it supports ad regulation

Facebook has announced new steps it claims will increase election security and combat fake news, but has declined to say whether the company supports federal legislation to regulate political ads.

Facebook offers plan to tackle fake news ahead of US midterms

Mar 29, 2018, 8:18pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/29/facebook-fake-news-political-ad-security-us-midterms-2018 >With 2018 elections on horizon Facebook is trying to get ahead of misinformation, but won’t say whether it supports ad regulation >Facebook has announced new steps it claims will increase election security and combat fake news, but has declined to say whether the company supports federal legislation to regulate political ads.