As the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaches, Facebook Inc. is stepping up its efforts to avoid being used as a tool to interfere in politics and democracies around the world. Facebook said it would also label state-controlled media as such, label fact checks more clearly and invest $2 million in media literacy projects. These networks sought to disrupt elections in the United States, North Africa and Latin America, the company said. AdvertisementThe company said it would add more prominent labels on debunked posts on its Facebook social network as well as on Instagram. Starting with large pages in the United States, Facebook said, it is adding a new section about ”organizations that manage this page.”

Source: Los Angeles Times October 21, 2019 17:15 UTC