Facebook tests adding labels to posts to avoid misinformation
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These labels are located in a small text under the account’s name on the news feed. However, this isn’t the first time that Facebook has tried to make the content of a post ‘clearer’.
Earlier in June, the social media giant started labeling media outlets which are under the editorial control of the government. “We believe people should know if the news they read is coming
from a publication that may be under the influence of a government,” read a statement by Facebook. Meanwhile, Facebook is facing the heat in another controversy after an alleged major
privacy breach concerning data leak of 533 million users on its platform from over 100 countries. The leaked data has been posted for free on hacking forums and includes date of joining,
place of work, names, gender, occupation and relationship status of users,