Sentences with phrase «people spread fake news»
«It's not surprising, but a lot of people spread fake news.
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Besides the privacy scandal, Facebook also has been dealing with fake news, the use of Facebook to spread hate and discord and concerns about social media's effect on people's mental well - being.
In addition to spreading fake news, Russian Facebook accounts went one step further by organizing events, rallies, and protests, some of which galvanized dozens of people.
Facebook has for months faced an uproar among users whose complaints range from the spread of fake news to the use of the network to manipulate elections and the harvesting of 50 million people's Facebook data by the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Washington, DC, March 21, 2018 — Barraged by accusations of spreading divisive fake news and amid new allegations that it handed over personal information on up to 50 million users without their consent, Facebook is losing the faith of the American people, according to a new Digital Citizens Alliance survey.
The second is that Facebook's problems — its singular ability to sow discord between people and spread fake news — are baked into its DNA.
This includes Kenya, where Facebook and WhatsApp were used to spread fake news in a tightly - contested election where over 100 people died.
From anger over the alleged spreading of «fake news» during US elections to complaints of unfair competition and tax dodging in Europe, there are growing signs that people are losing patience with big - tech disruptors.
A solution the pope proposes for combating fake news on an individual basis: Listen to diverse sources instead of engaging with homogenous news environments: «Praiseworthy efforts are being made to create educational programs aimed at helping people to interpret and assess information provided by the media, and teaching them to take an active part in unmasking falsehoods, rather than unwittingly contributing to the spread of disinformation.»
Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions
Communication professor Jonathan Albright studied the spread of fake news through what he calls the «micro-propaganda machine»: «an influence network that can tailor people's opinions, emotional reactions, and create «viral» sharing episodes around what should be serious or contemplative issues.»
To that end, Facebook profited off the spread of news that it knew was fake and off advertising that profiled people in malicious ways, and Congress should push Facebook to explain how it justifies this kind of activity.
Facebook has for months faced an uproar among users whose complaints range from the spread of fake news to the use of the network to manipulate elections and the harvesting of 50 million people's Facebook data by the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
In the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school on 14 February 2018, a fake screenshot of a Buzzfeed News story arguing that white people should have their guns taken away spread online.
Over the past year, the team says they visited different countries to conduct research into how misinformation spreads in different contexts and how people react to «designs meant to inform them that what they are reading is fake news.»
Pei went one step further and said people should do their part in stopping fake news from spreading:
Besides the privacy scandal, Facebook also has been dealing with fake news, the use of Facebook to spread hate and discord and concerns about social media's effect on people's mental well - being.