Fake news inquiry to review social networks' complaints procedures
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/08/fake-news-inquiry-social-networks-complaints-policy-facebook
Summary:
The article is about ways in which outside sources/forces need to improve the way they handle fake news. Due to the outbreak of fake news, online news sources are being avoided and so are social media platforms, and such platforms need to manage such things efficiently and quickly.
Statistics:
- Facebook was in breach of its own community policy,” he said of its decision to remove just 18 of 100 images flagged by a BBC reporter
Own view:
I do believe that Facebook is the face of fake news at the moment, and is being slammed by many media companies. However, Facebook seems to be taking the blame for the whole social media platform when they are just a small fraction to do with the whole situation. Snapchat, Instagram and even Twitter are also involved in this situation. Social media as a whole should collaborate in taking down fake news as a whole as in the long run, it will negatively affect them and their user base.
I do believe that Facebook is the face of fake news at the moment, and is being slammed by many media companies. However, Facebook seems to be taking the blame for the whole social media platform when they are just a small fraction to do with the whole situation. Snapchat, Instagram and even Twitter are also involved in this situation. Social media as a whole should collaborate in taking down fake news as a whole as in the long run, it will negatively affect them and their user base.
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