Zuckerberg: Facebook is taking various measures to combat fake news

Facebook recent allegations, said the company was contributing to the spread of false news, and affected the United States election results.

In response, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointed out in an article published on Friday night, Facebook is taking a series of measures to remove false news on the platform, and other false information. For a long time, Facebook insists its is a technology company, not publishers. Therefore, the company shall not be responsible for users to post content on the platform.

In the United States after the election is over, Zuckerberg said, with regard to false news affected the election results, helped Trump's victory, the idea was "crazy". However in content published on Friday, Zuckerberg's tone changed. He said Facebook has long address the problems of false information on the platform.

Both in terms of technology, or philosophical point of view, this issue is quite complex. Zuckerberg said: "despite the small proportion of false information, but on our road map, there are many tasks to be done.

He listed a series of Facebook is taking measures, including increased use of automation, "predicted before the user token information." In addition, Facebook to help users more easily report false news, together with third-party organizations and journalists to examine the facts, and in alleged false content is accompanied by warning signs.

Facebook tries to stop fake news provider, through its advertising system to make money. Zuckerberg said that Facebook must do a careful balance, to avoid affecting the user's willingness to share ideas, or does not properly restrict accurate content. "We do not want to be the arbiter of the facts, we need to rely on community and trusted third parties.