The false information about the elections attracted more attention on Facebook than the authentic articles during the first three months of the presidential campaign from America, according to a recent analysis made by the internet site BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed calculated that the 20 articles coming from websites dedicated to 'jokes' and from the extremely biased sites … [Read more...]
Facebook and Google announce measures for stopping the false news spreading
Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc. announced some measures whose goal is to stop the spreading of fake news on the Internet, aiming the business model through which the false content providers make money: the advertising. The two technology giants will restrict the publication of advertisements on the fake news websites. This is the last reaction to the accusations that … [Read more...]