The world's leading social network says it will downplay news stories that lack bylines and flag posts that violate platform rules
Facebook on Tuesday said it will give priority to original news reporting as part of an effort to divert attention from spam, click bait and specious articles.
The moves come as Facebook tries to diffuse an advertiser boycott that has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media giant. The boycott gained momentum after the latest Black Lives Matter protests around the world, as activists pressed Facebook to be more aggressive about curbing racist and inflammatory content, including from US President Donald Trump.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook also would add tags to posts that are “newsworthy” but violate platform rules — following the lead of Twitter, which has used such labels on tweets from Trump.The changes announced on Tuesday are aimed at stories displayed as part of the News Feed on Facebook.
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