Facebook to shrink font size of posts to tackle fake news
Facebook has also announced that it will make use of AI technology.
(Web Desk) - In order to combat fake news, social media giant Facebook has decided to shrink the font size of such posts.
Facebook’s latest grand idea is to reduce the amount of space articles take up in the News Feed if their accuracy has been disputed by the company’s third-party fact checkers.
“We reduce the visual prominence of feed stories that are fact-checked false,” a Facebook spokesperson said.
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"[Some] research suggests that strong language or visualizations (like a bright red flag) can backfire and further entrench someone’s beliefs," Facebook News Feed product designer Jeff Smith wrote in a blog post at the time.
Facebook has also announced that it will make use of AI technology along with manpower to identify such news posts.
