How Facebook will tackle misinformation on the Voice
Nick BonyhadyTechnology writer
Updated
Key Points
- Meta-owned Facebook will fund fact-checking around the Voice campaign
- Those getting Facebook money include AAP and the RMIT fact-checking unit
- Facebook will be a Voice battleground, with campaigns targeting users with ads
Meta will provide a one-off funding increase to its news offering in an attempt to crack down on misinformation in the lead up to the referendum over whether to introduce an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and a newly launched Twitter variant called Threads, faced heavy criticism for allowing misinformation during the 2016 presidential election in the United States.
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