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Facebook sets out new plan to CENSOR accounts which ‘spread fake news’

Social network will punish pages which fall foul of its mysterious 'third party fact checkers'

FACEBOOK has revealed new plans to clamp down on the spread of "fake news".

It has announced that any pages which are flagged for hosting dodgy stories will be banned from buying advertising to publicise themselves.

 Facebook has announced a new front in its war against fake news
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Facebook has announced a new front in its war against fake newsCredit: Reuters

A group of "third party fact checkers" will be tasked with highlighting these pages - a decision which is likely to prove controversial as Silicon Valley is often said to have a left wing bias. 

The tech industry is currently locked in a free speech debate as conservatives and so-called liberals lock horns about whether it's acceptable to publish content which might be considered offensive.

In a statement, Satwik Shukla and Tessa Lyons, who are both product managers, wrote: "Currently, we do not allow advertisers to run ads that link to stories that have been marked false by third-party fact-checking organizations. Now we are taking an additional step.

"If Pages repeatedly share stories marked as false, these repeat offenders will no longer be allowed to advertise on Facebook.

"This update will help to reduce the distribution of false news which will keep Pages that spread false news from making money."

Facebook has recently noticed a strange trend among its user which could spell big trouble for its future success.



 

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