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Facebook says Pages that regularly share false news won’t be able to buy ads

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Re: Facebook says Pages that regularly share false news won’t be able to buy ads

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Post by bluetidepro »

This is really interesting. I wonder how it will effect Pages that are known for sarcastic/satire type of content on purpose. Pages like The Onion, Hard Times, etc. I feel like there would have to be a lot of work in the fact-checking part of this. At what point will it be too manual of a process, or will the algorithm start to fail on these "grey" areas?

Also, it's nice to see Facebook implement a feature solely for the user that could be costing them ad money.

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Post by olivermarks »

I hate the idea of information being filtered through Snopes. Why is a huge global corporation like FB using a dodgy divorced couple to decide who sees what, seems ridiculous to me. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4042194/Facebook-fac... AP has other issues to put it politely.

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Post by fullshark »

olivermarks wrote: post #4

I hate the idea of information being filtered through Snopes. Why is a huge global corporation like FB using a dodgy divorced couple to decide who sees what, seems ridiculous to me. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4042194/Facebook-fac... AP has other issues to put it politely.

They've built credibility in the space

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Post by ch4s3 »

olivermarks wrote: post #4

I hate the idea of information being filtered through Snopes. Why is a huge global corporation like FB using a dodgy divorced couple to decide who sees what, seems ridiculous to me. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4042194/Facebook-fac... AP has other issues to put it politely.

Wait, are you critiquing Snopes based on the personal lives of the people who run it, based on an article about them in a tabloid? Are you trolling?

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Post by kadenshep »

olivermarks wrote: post #4

I hate the idea of information being filtered through Snopes. Why is a huge global corporation like FB using a dodgy divorced couple to decide who sees what, seems ridiculous to me. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4042194/Facebook-fac... AP has other issues to put it politely.

I often see this talking point come from a certain segment of people with particular persuasions. It is extremely peculiar that you chose to link to a Daily Mail (I cannot articulate how ironic that is) article that uses another talking point/myth that's been appropriately cast aside again and again. Just for an observable example of the nature of the people that hold these persuaisans and view points, you can gather a list of subreddits that have submitted this article on Reddit and compare which subreddits it garnered attention on and which ones, again, appropriately cast it aside: https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail...

Is there any record of Snopes not living up to their stated goal, or doing anything that should have damaged their reputation as an organization?

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