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Facebook defends two-question survey to curb fake news

San Francisco: Despite facing criticism that its two-question users’ survey to curb the spread of fake news could be manipulated, Facebook has defended the survey in a series of tweets. According to Adam Mosseri, Head of News Feed, Facebook will sample a new set of users each day. “There is always the risk that people […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Facebook's new button to aid users identify fake news

San Francisco: In a move to help identify stories to read, share and trust on their News Feed, Facebook is testing a button that users can tap to access additional information about where the stories came from. The additional information about a news article will be pulled from across Facebook and other sources to identify […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Facebook to show less links to slow-loading websites

San Francisco:  In the coming months, Facebook is updating its News Feed to show more weblinks that load faster and less stories which take time to open. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook executives said they had heard from people how frustrating it is to click on a link that leads to a slow-loading […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Now Facebook gets 'Stories' feature

New York: After Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp got a Snapchat-like “Stories” update, users on Tuesday got access to the new Facebook Camera feature that lets them add effects to their photos and videos. They can now share this content to a Snapchat clone called ‘Facebook Stories’ that appears above News Feed on mobile and works […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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