Facebook Launches Trust Indicators To News Articles To Identify Journalism
Facebook has announced today that it will be launching, what it called "Trust Indicators" an icon that can help to promote authentic, fact based journalism. Earlier in October, it began to test a new feature to give people additional context on the articles they see in News Feed.
"For links to articles shared in News Feed, people can easily tap an icon to access more information, including a description of the publisher, trending articles or related articles about the topic, and information about how the article is being shared by people on Facebook," it said in a blog-post.
From today on, they will be displaying a new Trust Indicators on news feed to build a more trustworthy platform, where user can understand the sources and trustworthiness of the news on Facebook.
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