DAHBOO 77 - FACEBOOK DELETES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACCOUNTS AHEAD OF UK GENERAL ELECTION

Jude Tue 09 May 2017, 02:36

Published on May 8, 2017
Ahead of the British general election on June 8, Facebook has deleted tens of thousands of accounts in Britain in its ongoing battle with "fake news" the AP reports. The campaign is part of Facebook’s evolving response to accusations the group was responsible for influencing the US presidential election, through the spread of fake news stories and “filter bubbles”.

“People want to see accurate information on Facebook and so do we. That is why we are doing everything we can to tackle the problem of false news,” said Simon Milner, Facebook’s director of policy for the UK. “To help people spot false news, we are showing tips to everyone . . . on how to identify if something they see is false.”

Simon Milner, the tech firm's U.K. director of policy, says the platform wants to get to the "root of the problem" and is working with outside organizations to fact check and analyze content around the election. Milner added that Facebook is "doing everything we can to tackle the problem of false news."

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