Governments in many countries, including India and the UK, are contemplating strict new regulations for social media companies. India, where Facebook has more users than in any other country, is shaping up as a major test. Reuters earlier this month found instances of edited posts circulating on Facebook which the company’s own fact-checkers had said were false. Facebook blocks more accounts over influence campaignsDeceptive political advertising has become another hot-button problem for the company. Facebook has toughened the rules in India and political ads now include “published by” and “paid by” disclaimers.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 10:07 UTC