Facebook and Google Fighting Fake News

Many would consider today’s era as the age of information, which can be a dangerous double aged sword. Those under pressure to produce news and information often jeopardize integrity and have more clear biases, making it normal for articles to have less credibility and marring what truth really is. That being said Facebook and Google are teaming up to fight fake news, which makes sense as they are two of the largest sites that deal with traffic of news. According to the article below, Google will be releasing a fact check feature, which will allow them to spot check news immediately, which will be a valuable tool. Facebook will not directly interfere in ways such as taking down posts, but will likely call attention to posts that seem questionable.

Although nobody is in favor of fake news, it’s worth keeping in mind that fake news is still freedom of speech, making it legal. This may be a major reason that these mediums are not taking down the posts them deem fake, rather informing the viewer that the information in front of them is not reliable. As these types of trends continue, it will be interesting to follow trends, possible legislation and other companies stepping out to confront this issue.

http://bgr.com/2017/04/09/facebook-vs-google-anti-fake-news/