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Facebook finally clamps down on fake news

Facebook says it will cut back the number of fake news stories that circulate in its news feed and add a hoax warning on others to inform users the news is fake.
Posted by: admin , January 22, 2015
  • Facebook says it will cut back the number of fake news stories that circulate in its news feed and add a hoax warning on others to inform users the news is fake.
  • This move is a blow to the ‘fake news’ industry which has run rampant in the last few years.
  • The model is simple – write a fake, but engaging news story, run display ads against the traffic & count the $$$ coming in.
  • While it’s difficult to estimate earnings, it’s reported that a successful viral story can easily earn thousands of dollars a day!
  • Hopefully this will lead to fewer ‘car giveaway’ and ‘celebrity death’ hoaxes!!!

Read more:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/facebook-clamps-down-on-fake-news-stories-20150120-12umow.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-21/facebook-finally-combats-the-fake-news-virus

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/01/21/did-facebook-just-kill-the-webs-burgeoning-fake-news-industry/

 

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