The coronavirus has been terrible in all aspects, but more terrible has been the spread of false news that only generates panic and misinformation.
Under this logic, Facebook, being one of the most popular social networks of the moment, wants to implement new measures to avoid the dissemination of articles lacking truthfulness.
The platform, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, will begin alerting users before sharing an article related to COVID-19. This alert will involve a new notification screen that will provide more context about an article or link.
This Facebook update will be available to all users in the world, so you should make sure you have the most recent version of the application.
The pop-up window will include the publication date and the original source from which the information comes so that members of the social network can verify the articles without just keeping the headings.
In the fight to combat fake news, in addition to Facebook, WhatsApp has gone to great lengths to develop Victoria, its bot that offers official information on the global coronavirus pandemic.
What do you think of Facebook’s new strategy to prevent the spread of fake news?