Facebook and Google move to kick fake news sites off their ad networks
Both Google and Facebook have announced plans to go after the revenue of fake news sites, kicking the hoaxers off their ad networks in an attempt to prevent misleading the public from being profitable. On Monday, Google announced a policy update which restricts its adverts from being placed on fake news sites and Facebook updated the language in its policies. The social media site has been facing increasing pressure to improve the way it handles fake news after the election outcome, with reports saying some of the company’s staff have formed an unofficial taskforce to address the problem.
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