Facebook will not remove fake news - but will 'demote' it

as mentioned in Image copyright ReutersFacebook says it will not remove fake news from its platform because it does not violate its community standards. The social network is currently running an advertising campaign in the UK that declares "fake news is not our friend". Facebook has been scrutinised for its role in spreading fake news after evidence emerged that Russia tried to influence US voters using the social network. The company said it would not remove fake news that did not break its rules but would down-rank content that had been marked as false. Facebook's Sara Su told reporters on Wednesday that fake news and conspiracy theories "can be really problematic and it bugs me, too".

She posted a photo on Facebook moments before taking her own life—it took her family days to remove it

The photo was public, so anyone looking at Elarabi's Facebook page could also see it. More than 200 of Elarabi's Facebook friends told Luchejko they had reported it. Commentary surrounding suicides on social media can also have negative effects on those who are caring for mentally ill or suicidal loved ones and those who are also suicidal. "You don't know what is happening off of Facebook," Luchejko said. Comments from friends are continuing to stream into Elarabi's Facebook page.

Undercover Facebook moderator was instructed not to remove fringe groups or hate speech

as informed in The undercover journalist detailed his findings in a new documentary titled Inside Facebook: Secrets of the Social Network, that just aired on the UK's Channel 4. The investigation outlines questionable practices on behalf of CPL Resources, a third-party content moderator firm based in Dublin, Ireland that Facebook has worked with since 2010. The journalist went undercover at third-party moderation firm CPL ResourcesThose questionable practices primarily involve a hands-off approach to flagged and reported content like graphic violence, hate speech, and racist and other bigoted rhetoric from far-right groups. The Infowars Facebook page has nearly 1 million likes, while Jones republishes many of its stories on his personal page, which has more than 1.5 million followers. You're not going fast enough,'" Yann LeCun, Facebook's chief AI scientist, told The Washington Post regarding the AI acceleration at Facebook.

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