Facebook has long taken steps to prevent the spread of rumors and misinformation in all its apps.
In this regard, Facebook has announced to prevent the spread of misinformation in Pakistan and to provide additional details before sharing photos that are more than a year old, which may be based on potentially harmful and misleading information.
Commenting on the feature being introduced in Pakistan, a spokesperson for the Facebook company said, “If users want to share a post based on old photos, we will help people identify misleading content.” We will provide them with the necessary background to determine the authentic information.
This new feature will send a message to users in Pakistan when they try to share certain types of photos, including one-year-old photos that are close to violating Facebook’s Violent Content Guidelines. Will
Users will also receive occasional warning messages that the image they are about to share is based on harmful or misleading content that will be identified by a combination of artificial intelligence and human surveillance.
It should be noted that the risk of spreading misinformation based on images and videos is increasing around the world and Facebook is facing severe criticism for failing to prevent it, which is why it has done enough to solve it. is going.
The company says that the feature introduced in Pakistan is aimed at improving its three-pronged strategy to prevent misinformation, namely removal, limiting and adherence to awareness.
Facebook removes content that is against its community standards and also reduces the spread of misinformation when it is misinterpreted by independent agencies and reduces the spread of such news by up to 80% It happens.
In Pakistan, Facebook works with AFP, a Pointers-certified organization, to check the accuracy of news.
It is also important to make people more aware and Facebook in Pakistan also focuses on bringing to the fore a community that specializes in identifying misinformation and is also familiar with reliable news sources.
This feature is very similar to a feature that was introduced some time ago, in which users are alerted when an article they share is more than 90 days old.
The user will see this notification when they click the share button on an old article.
Regarding the feature, the company said that the timing of the article’s publication is an important factor that will help people decide what they should read, trust and share.
Other types of warning labels from Facebook are also being considered, such as additional information on articles related to Code 19, including the background of link sources and a link to Facebook’s own Code 19 Information Center for reliable medical information.