ToplineFacebook on Thursday said it would demote content “our systems predict may be misinformation” as conspiracy theories about election fraud—including those promoted by the president and his children—spread rapidly on the social networking platform. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee ... [+] in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Also this week, Facebook said it would apply labels to posts by candidates declaring premature victory in individual states, not just the overall race. TangentInternal Facebook tools show the platform is increasingly becoming more incendiary. According to an internal metric that measures "violence and incitement trends" increased by 45% since October 31, BuzzFeed News reported.

Source: Forbes November 06, 2020 01:30 UTC