Facebook is hosting reporters at an event to provide more details about changes it hopes will help curb the spread of misinformation on its service.
announced a series of moves on Wednesday aimed at preventing the spread of misinformation on its social network and communications apps.
It remains to be seen how effective these changes will be. Facebook is hosting a big event with the media on Wednesday to provide more information about the changes. The Menlo Park, California, tech giant is holding an event on Wednesday with reporters about its efforts around"integrity" — policing its social media and communications apps for hoaxes and misleading information.
Adding"Trust Indicators" to the context button that provides more information on posts in Facebook's News FeedLetting users remove their content when they leave a Facebook groupWorking with outside experts to devise new ways to identify and curb misleading information
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