Facebook Enables Pop-up Warnings Before Sharing Outdated Story
“Over the past several months, our internal research found that the timeliness of an article is an important piece of context that helps people decide what to read, trust and share”
With mounting pressure to address the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook globally rolled out a content warning notifications system for content that is more than 90 days old. Posters will prompted to “go back” or to click through:
SOURCE: Facebook
Similarly to Instagram’s filter for abusive/offensive content notification, Facebook is considering additional types of warnings for instances like COVID-19 in the coming months.
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