Although controversial right from its infancy, Facebook got into deep trouble because of its involvement in the 2016 US elections. Most of that centered the
Although controversial right from its infancy, Facebook got into deep trouble because of its involvement in the 2016 US elections. Most of that centered the spread of misinformation, some of which came from accounts that were traced to state-controlled actors and media. It has spent the past years trying to defend and rebuild its reputation and with another US election coming, it’s taking a hard stance in making sure users know who might be behind certain media companies.
This new label for state-controlled media was actually promised back in October last year and Facebook might be cutting it close with barely five months left before the elections.
