Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, has said it would be “inappropriate” for the platform to play publisher when it comes to fake news.
Speaking to BBC Newsnight on Monday evening (24 April) the executive said that Facebook takes its responsibilities around the subject “very seriously” but does not believe itself to be an “arbiter of the truth”.
“We think everyone needs to do their part. Newsrooms have to do their part, media companies, classrooms and technology companies,” she told interviewer Emily Maitlis. “We’re focused on decreasing the financial incentives for false news because a lot of times it Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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