Facebook Details Efforts to Improve Content, Including 'Group Quality' Feature -- Update
April 10 2019 - 7:11PM
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By Josh Beckerman
Facebook Inc. (FB) discussed a slew of efforts to improve the
content on its platforms, including a "Group Quality" feature and
an expansion of fact-checking efforts by the Associated Press.
The company said a "Click-Gap" signal in news feeds will help
reduce "low-quality content" by tracking "domains with a
disproportionate number of outbound Facebook clicks."
Facebook and Twitter Inc. (TWTR) have taken various steps to
address issues including fake content and hate speech. In December,
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the company has
"fundamentally altered our DNA to focus more on preventing
harm."
Facebook's efforts have ranged from expanded its "Local In"
service for local news and information to cracking down on
inauthentic likes and follows on its Instagram platform.
In a Wednesday update on its "remove, reduce and inform"
efforts, the company said its plans for Facebook, Messenger and
Instagram include expanding the news feed context button to images
and "a collaborative process with outside experts to find new ways
to fight more false news on Facebook, more quickly."
The company said it has grown its third-party fact-checking
program to include 45 certified fact-checking partners who review
content in 24 languages.
Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 10, 2019 19:56 ET (23:56 GMT)
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