Facebook has finally taken a small step toward dealing with the amount of fake content floating around its newsfeed and Trending section. In an update to its Facebook Audience Network policy, Facebook said it would now ban fake news sites from its ad network.
“We have updated the policy to explicitly clarify that this applies to fake news,” a Facebook spokesman told The New York Times. “Our team will continue to closely vet all prospective publishers and monitor existing ones to ensure compliance.”
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