Instagram is fighting fake news with (False Information) label
Since Instagram is Facebook-owned app, Facebook says it's getting more serious about preventing false information from going viral on Instagram
Instagram has announced that it will add a new feature, revealing to the user if the published content is "false"
The new feature will be launched next month, which will be "false information" above the picture or video in the publication.
The user will be able to see the published content by clicking on the "Show Image" button, but will be warned by Instagram that the information in the image or video is wrong or false.
Users will be able to read why Instagram categorized information as false or false by clicking on the "Know why" button that appears above the image or video.
Instagram will also send a warning to those who share the false post, with the words: "Auditors said the post contains false information" but the user will be able to skip the warning and share the post.
The move is in line with Facebook's attempts to fight violent or bloody shots, as it placed a warning content before the image is opened.
Instagram said: "In addition to clearer labels, we’re also working to take faster action to prevent misinformation from going viral, especially given that quality reporting and fact-checking takes time, In many countries, including in the US, if we have signals that a piece of content is false, we temporarily reduce its distribution pending review by a third-party fact-checkers"
Instagram has announced that it will add a new feature, revealing to the user if the published content is "false"
The new feature will be launched next month, which will be "false information" above the picture or video in the publication.
The user will be able to see the published content by clicking on the "Show Image" button, but will be warned by Instagram that the information in the image or video is wrong or false.
Users will be able to read why Instagram categorized information as false or false by clicking on the "Know why" button that appears above the image or video.
Instagram will also send a warning to those who share the false post, with the words: "Auditors said the post contains false information" but the user will be able to skip the warning and share the post.
The move is in line with Facebook's attempts to fight violent or bloody shots, as it placed a warning content before the image is opened.
Instagram said: "In addition to clearer labels, we’re also working to take faster action to prevent misinformation from going viral, especially given that quality reporting and fact-checking takes time, In many countries, including in the US, if we have signals that a piece of content is false, we temporarily reduce its distribution pending review by a third-party fact-checkers"