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The popular social media website Facebook has been criticized over its failure to prevent fake online news articles from spreading on their website, particularly in regards to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Some of these critics also contend that this content may have been responsible for Donald Trump winning this election, because most of the fake news stories Facebook allowed to spread portrayed him in a positive light. Facebook is not liable for posting or publicizing fake content because, under the Communications Decency Act, interactive computer services cannot be held responsible for information provided by another internet entity. Some legal experts, like Keith Altman, think that Facebook's huge scale creates such a large potential for fake news to spread that this law may need to be changed. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded to these accusations by rejecting that his website played any role in the outcome of the election, describing the idea that it might have done so as "pretty crazy". In a blog post, he also stated that more than 99% of content on Facebook is authentic (i.e. not fake news or a hoax). In the same blog post, he stated that "News and media are not the primary things people do on Facebook, so I find it odd when people insist we call ourselves a news or media company in order to acknowledge its importance." Facebook also responded to criticism over these stories by clarifying their existing policy about advertising, which prohibits fake news websites from using Facebook's advertising network Audience Network.
References
- ^ Cooke, Kristina (2016-11-15). "Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites". Reuters.
- Rogers, James (2016-11-11). "Facebook's 'fake news' highlights need for social media revamp, experts say". FoxNews.com.
- ^ Shahani, Aarti (2016-11-15). "Facebook, Google Take Steps To Confront Fake News". NPR.
- Associated Press (2016-11-15). "Facebook's Fake News Problem: What's Its Responsibility?". The New York Times.
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