Facebook can ban the accounts of spreading misinformation and fake news

Social media platform Facebook has promised that strict action will be taken against users who repeatedly spread misinformation or fake news. This includes banning Facebook accounts of such users. Facebook has repeatedly introduced penalties against those who commit crimes.

Misinformation on social media is a burning issue

Misinformation on social media is a burning issue. Social media companies have taken several steps to prevent the spread of such information. But the misinformation being spread about Covid-19 has explained the seriousness of the issue and companies have become serious about the issue.

At least people should see wrong information

Facebook has said in a blog post that inaccurate or misleading content may be related to Covid-19 or vaccines, climate change, elections or other issues. We are making sure that at least people see the wrong information on our app. From today onwards we will reduce the distribution of news feeds being repeated from personal Facebook accounts. This will be identified by our Fact-Checking Partners.

Alert tool also launched for users

Facebook has also launched an alert tool for users. This tool will notify the users before engaging with the rated content from the fact-checking partner. This new tool will make it easier for users to identify reliable information. Facebook says that it wants to give users useful information before liking any page through pop-ups. Its purpose is to keep users away from the Facebook page spreading misinformation repeatedly.