To curb the spread of misinformation in Pakistan, Facebook has introduced a new feature
To curb the spread of misinformation in Pakistan, Facebook has introduced a new feature
Popular social media site Facebook has long taken steps to curb the spread of rumors and misinformation in all its apps.
In this regard, Facebook has announced to prevent the spread of
misinformation in Pakistan and to provide additional details before sharing
photos that are more than a year old, which may be based on potentially
harmful and misleading information.
Regarding the feature to be introduced in Pakistan, a spokesperson of the
Facebook company said that if users want to share a post based on old
photos, we will help people to identify misleading content while providing
authentic information. Will provide them with the necessary background to
determine.
This new feature will send a message to users in Pakistan when they try to
share certain types of photos, including one-year-old photos, and which are
close to violating Facebook's Violent Content Guidelines. Will
Users will also receive warning messages from time to time that the image
they are about to share is based on harmful or misleading content, which
will be identified by a combination of artificial intelligence and human
surveillance.
It should be noted that the risk of spreading false information based on
images and videos is increasing around the world and Facebook is facing
severe criticism for failing to prevent it, which is why it has done enough
to solve it. is going.
The company says that the feature introduced in Pakistan is aimed at
improving its three-pronged strategy to prevent misinformation, namely
removal, limiting and adherence to awareness.
Facebook removes content that is against its community standards and also
reduces the spread of misinformation when it is misinterpreted by
independent agencies and reduces the spread of such news by up to 80% It
happens.
In Pakistan, Facebook works with AFP, a Pointers-certified organization, to
check the accuracy of news.
It is also important to make people more aware and Facebook in Pakistan also
focuses on bringing to the fore a community that specializes in identifying
misinformation and is also familiar with reliable news sources.
This feature is very similar to a feature that was introduced some time ago,
in which users are alerted when an article they share is more than 90 days
old.
The user will see this notification when they click the share button on an
old article.
Regarding the feature, the company said that the timing of the article's
publication is an important factor that will help people decide what they
should read, trust and share.
Other types of warning labels from Facebook are also being considered, such
as additional information on articles related to Code 19, including the
background of link sources and a link to Facebook's own Code 19 Information
Center for reliable medical information. Will join
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