A full three years after Facebook began working with outside fact-checkers,History of eroticism Instagram is finally expanding itsfact-checking operations to cover all of its users across the globe.
The photo-sharing app will now start fact-checking posts outside of the United States, the company announced. It's a significant expansion of Instagram's fact-checking program, which up until now has only partnered with third-party organizations within the U.S.
Instagram now works with 45 different fact-checking organizations around the world to identify false information within the app. Posts that have been debunked appear with "False Information" labels that obscure their content. The rules, however, are different for politicians: Instagram, much like Facebook, says it won't fact-check "the original content of politicians."
Though the company has been slowly stepping up its efforts to fight misinformation on the platform, Instagram, which only began working with fact-checkers in May of this year, still lags behind Facebook in some notable areas. For example, while Facebook down-ranks posts that have been debunked in News Feed, Instagram doesn't change the placement of those debunked posts in its users' feeds. Instead, the company removes the post from public-facing areas of the app, like the Explore and hashtag pages.
The result is that people who choose to follow accounts that routinely share misinformation, like pages dedicated to anti-vaccination conspiracy theories, will still see those posts prominently in their feeds (albeit with some "False Information" labels). Instagram's CEO, Adam Mosseri, said in October that fact-checking policy differences between Instagram and Facebook were the result of "just playing catch up."
"On Facebook we started by focusing on links and articles because that's where we saw the most issues, and have since expanded to images and video," he wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted. "Most of the work to reduce misinfo on Instagram is done by that same team."
Misinformation on Instagram is a much bigger problem than Facebook has previously let on. Earlier this year, a Senate Intelligence Committee report on 2016 election interference found that Instagram "was the most effective tool used by the IRA to conduct its information operations campaign."
Now, with these measures in place, the company is hoping to be better prepared heading into the 2020 elections.
Topics Facebook Instagram Social Media
Amazon Echo Dot Kids review: Save your money and buy a regular Dot8,000 Starbucks stores close their doors for racialAll the couples we're shipping in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'The LG V35 is landing in June with AI tricks and great specs'Roseanne' reruns pulled after racist tweetGoogle Translate has a savage Easter egg calling out flat'Roseanne' reruns pulled after racist tweetTrump's tweet about the 'Roseanne' controversy is all about TrumpThis summer, I'm bringing back the tiny fans of my youth'The Expanse' is officially saved and headed to Amazon6 minor 'Game of Thrones' characters who might have an impact on Season 8Tesla Model 3 gets Consumer Reports recommendation after braking fixDrake's new single, 'I'm Upset,' isn't going over well among fans'Solo: A Star Wars Story' does nothing with Han's golden diceYouTube deletes music videos created by gangs to 'incite violence'Tesla Model 3 gets Consumer Reports recommendation after braking fixThanks to Google, you can now view Frida Kahlo's artwork from the comfort of your homeThis summer, I'm bringing back the tiny fans of my youthEveryone hates Comcast and loves Netflix, according to ACSI reportAfter historic vote, Ireland poised to end abortion ban Boris Johnson's jogging gear is dividing the nation Heinous furry crocs are the latest fashion trend that nobody asked for South Korean women will live longer than the rest of us in the future Some dude wants you to 'control' your period with, uh, glue Colby Rasmus' disgusting beard didn't last long enough to feel the internet's wrath Japan zoo kills 57 monkeys carrying 'invasive alien' genes What's coming to Hulu in March Believe it or not, these are Ikea shelves Switch storage limits take Nintendo gaming back to the '90s You can now order a Trump troll doll and it's very NSFW Someone got banned from Club Penguin in 39 seconds IBM Watson will diagnose heart disease when doctors may have missed it Gynopedia helps female travelers find reproductive health care around the globe Amber Tamblyn and David Cross have my permission to name all celebrity babies Blogger learns that it's never OK to talk down pizza Pro tip: How to parry, counter and guard Peeps Oreos taste nothing like Peeps, and that's a good thing Internet, meet Finland's adorable first dog, Lennu 'Rogue One' Blu Today's Hurdle hints and answers for June 24, 2025
3.2955s , 8261.8671875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【History of eroticism】,Information Information Network