Disinformation has been a hot topic in both political conversations and tech circles lately, and it's no wonder. Fake news can manipulate masses of people, and it's even worse when it goes viral on social media. Facebook He started fighting disinformation some time ago, but only now has this initiative reached the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ProThe message verification program will therefore be fully functional in our country and will soon be expanded to the entire world.
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As you probably know, the fight against false or biased news is constantly growing, mainly thanks to the initiative of media and technology giants such as Facebook. He has been involved in this issue for quite a few years, but only now is the program slowly expanding to the whole world. Other countries where information will be verified now include the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The accuracy of the data and information will be guaranteed by both francThe AFP news agency, independent fact-checkers from all over the world, monitor the potential spread of disinformation, assess its consequences and try to prevent it. One of the most critical categories is the News Feed, where the latest posts are displayed and through which news can spread virally.
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"If a fact-checker marks a message as false, News Feed will automatically display it lower and not give it such space. This will significantly reduce the number of users who will see the message and potentially spread it further. In addition, sites and domains that deliberately post disinformation will lose monetization, the possibility of advertising and at the same time they will have more difficult conditions for reaching other people. Facebook "It also alerts users that the message is fake, even before it is shared further," he said. Facebook. TOoneAfter all, this is a megalomaniacal project that will soon take on global proportions. The company is actively cooperating with more than 50 partners in 40 languages and is trying to support the program wherever possible. And it is not surprising, in the case of coronavirus, the danger of disinformation was fully demonstrated, when various conspiracy theories began to appear, which users eagerly shared, unintentionally spreading lies.
They are clearly only interested in disinformation and not at all about silencing an unwanted opinion :D. But hey, if you want to do it fairly, you have to block any articles with leaks of new phones/cars... because that's also just unconfirmed information. But definitely don't do it because of this
ha, miniThe world of truth is already in full swing.
So this is the right subject in the fight against fake news! Google itself is fake news, or existence!