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08-28-2017, 08:28 PM
Facebook is going after one of the big ways fake news spreads
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Facebook is continuing its crackdown on fake news.*
The social network Monday announced Facebook Pages will no longer be able to advertise on the site if they repeatedly share news articles that are marked as false by third-party fact-checking organizations. Page owners can win back the ability to run ads if they later choose to act responsibly.*
The move would limit one of the big ways that fake news spreads, since paying to boost posts is a big way for publishers to get stories in front of more people.
SEE ALSO: Facebook's live sports ambitions add college football (http://mashable.com/2017/08/23/facebook-college-football-games-stadium/)
"We want people to stay informed on friends, family, and topics they care about on Facebook, and false news damages trust," said Rob Leathern (https://twitter.com/robleathern), product manager at Facebook. "This is mostly about removing incentivizes for the creation of false news." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/08/28/facebook-fake-news-advertising-crackdown/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Facebook is continuing its crackdown on fake news.*
The social network Monday announced Facebook Pages will no longer be able to advertise on the site if they repeatedly share news articles that are marked as false by third-party fact-checking organizations. Page owners can win back the ability to run ads if they later choose to act responsibly.*
The move would limit one of the big ways that fake news spreads, since paying to boost posts is a big way for publishers to get stories in front of more people.
SEE ALSO: Facebook's live sports ambitions add college football (http://mashable.com/2017/08/23/facebook-college-football-games-stadium/)
"We want people to stay informed on friends, family, and topics they care about on Facebook, and false news damages trust," said Rob Leathern (https://twitter.com/robleathern), product manager at Facebook. "This is mostly about removing incentivizes for the creation of false news." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/08/28/facebook-fake-news-advertising-crackdown/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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