Facebook to issue certificates for NEWS
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 02:11 PM
Bangalore, April 17: Soon after facing worldwide flaks from people of data breach controversy, The Biggest Social media Platform Facebook has now taken its first step to curb the spread of false news on its massive userbase platform.
It introduces a third-party fact-checking programme in India to combat the spread of "false news" on its platform, starting with a pilot in Karnataka, which goes to polls next month.
Facebook said it has partnered with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative certified through the International Fact-Checking Network, for a pilot in Karnataka.
Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 12. In a blog post today, the US social networking giant said the programme in India aims "to fight the spread of false news on our platform".