It is more of citizens' fault than Facebook's. Facebook can't stop friends forwarding fake news to friends. It says more about our state of education than anything else. --- Xiaotian Chen Electronic Services Librarian / Associate Professor Editor DOAJ (www.doaj.org) Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. 1-309-677-2839 http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~chen/ On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:08 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:00:03 -0500 > > Of possible interest: > > Facing relentless criticism for failing to curb “fake” news, Facebook > CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for patience and understanding. > > “We take misinformation seriously,” Zuckerberg writes in a new blog > post. “We've made significant progress, but there is more work to be > done.” > > "The young mogul said Facebook has historically relied on its > community of users to point out inaccurate news content, but admitted > that the task has become increasingly “complex, both technically and > philosophically.” > > http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/289548/faceboo > k-attempts-to-combat-fake-news.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTWpOak1t > WXhaRGhtTmpBNSIsInQiOiI3QzdyUW5nUlB0UzYrcTBQYzNMN2pKXC9pR3Vr > c250VzRGaks4bHh6QWphZTV1STYybUE2Zm5DU0VOVnRMQktwZVI4NWJaTm1Z > em9USHV6WEZseXROcm1vbG05NEhqY09SQWI0SnREUWtZcEU9In0%3D >