Fake news: Even more frustrating than April fool jokes.
- Staff Writer
- Apr 6, 2018
- 2 min read
It is all fun and jokes, until fake news that is harmful to companies goes "viral". The best guess at the motive behind fake news is that the writer/s wants to see how far it gets shared. Recent popular fake news for example: "Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?"
Another fake news topic that trended involved Twitter and YouTube. Twitter reacted to the fake news and said that it is committed to ensuring that the information users receive is credible and authentic.
In one of their recent blog posts, it stated that one of its goals is to provide support to people in times of crisis, and show people what matters most. "One of the biggest challenges is people sharing fake news or information, which is aimed at deceiving readers", it added
The company stated that over the past few, it has refined its tools, improved the speed of its response, and identified areas where it can improve.
Attack at YouTube headquarters.
Twitter also shared some information on how they are dealing with people who are manipulating the conversation around the attack at the YouTube headquarters: “There are various policies we rely on in these types of situations, but we do not have a policy under which Twitter validates content authenticity or accuracy,” it said.
“We believe Twitter should not be the arbiter of truth. However, we do see information shared that violates many of our existing policies.”
Twitter started requiring account owners to remove Tweets for violating its policies on abusive behaviour. “We also suspended hundreds of accounts for harassing others or purposely manipulating conversations about the event,” said Twitter.
How to check fake news?
You can use: www.snopes.com
Posted 6 April 2018 | Staff Writer
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