Facebook to get tougher on anti-vaxers

as informed in Those who left Facebook temporarily said they planned to spend less time on Facebook after the study concluded. "So we were hoping to provide that."Recode spoke with Gentzkow about his findings, and about how social media might be "fixed" down the line. Why was it important for you to study social media impact during that specific time period? But that doesn't mean people don't think that they're relevant, or important, or valuable. [Chuckles] I don't think I'm going to answer that one.

Facebook pages get face-lift with new page layout design

Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNETIf you think your Facebook page looks a bit different today, you're not alone. The social networking giant appears to have rolled out a new page design on Tuesday, eschewing the previous three-column layout for one that incorporates only two. Facebook tinkers with its design from time to time, but this is a pretty radical departure from the site's previous appearance. In addition to the column change, the content on pages appears less cluttered, with plenty of eye-appealing white space and an increased emphasis on thumbnail images. It wasn't immediately clear how widespread this rollout is or how different types of pages will see a face-lift.

Facebook to get tougher on anti-vaxers

according to (CNN) Facebook will soon take action against misinformation about vaccines, according to a Facebook representative. The Facebook representative, who asked not to be named, said the social media giant is working with health experts to decide what changes to make and considering a combination of approaches to handle vaccine misinformation. These approaches wouldn't take misinformation off Facebook but rather make it less prominent. For example, groups that promote vaccine misinformation wouldn't show up in the list of groups that Facebook recommends users join. Also, Facebook would make sure that posts containing vaccine misinformation would appear farther down in a user's newsfeed.

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