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Facebook wants to control foreign media news pages on its platform

JAKARTA – Amid the heating up situation in the United States (US), Facebook is taking a different step from other social media. Facebook is rumored to be starting to tag news content originating from foreign media such as Russia, China, North Korea and Iran on their platforms. As quoted The Verge , Facebook is trying to reduce its state-controlled foreign media channels. The aim is to reduce news activities that have the potential to encourage false information. Although there is no indication of fake news in their posts yet, many officials in the US are concerned that foreign media will interfere in the upcoming election process. “They combine the influence of media organizations with the strategic support of a country, and we believe people should know if the news they read comes from publications that may be under government influence,” wrote Cybersecurity Policy Chief Nathaniel Gleicher, on the Facebook Newsroom page, Friday. , June 5. Facebook Controls Foreign Med...