Don’t ‘Like’ Violent News On Facebook

In the wake of mass shootings like the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, last month, media coverage of the violence is all over social media. Often, it focuses on the killer. If you’re sharing or “liking” stories about these crimes on Facebook, you may be inadvertently helping perpetuate the violence — and new research suggests that kids, in particular, can

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Facebook Clamps Down On Fake News Stories

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has taken steps to clamp down on “hoaxes” and fake news stories that can spread like wildfire on its 1.35-billion member online social network. The company said it had introduced an option to allow Facebook users to flag a story as “purposefully fake or deceitful news” to

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