How often have you been tempted by an interesting
news title in the Facebook News Feed and clicked on it only to find later on
that it is a spoof? Either you had a good laugh or felt irritated by the
distraction. Considering the confusion the spoofs or satirical posts create, FB
is trying a new feature that marks all such news items as satire.
news title in the Facebook News Feed and clicked on it only to find later on
that it is a spoof? Either you had a good laugh or felt irritated by the
distraction. Considering the confusion the spoofs or satirical posts create, FB
is trying a new feature that marks all such news items as satire.
Facebook “Satire” Test For Blogs
Facebook is known to take its users’ feedback
seriously and work on them. This time it has decided to act on the plea of
several users who wanted to identify satirical news items from real ones and
decide whether to read them or not.
seriously and work on them. This time it has decided to act on the plea of
several users who wanted to identify satirical news items from real ones and
decide whether to read them or not.
It has been found that articles published under the
related stories field in the News Feed section are marked with a small tag
called “satire.” Facebook is running the test for almost a month now and a lot
of satirical sites are being earmarked by it.
related stories field in the News Feed section are marked with a small tag
called “satire.” Facebook is running the test for almost a month now and a lot
of satirical sites are being earmarked by it.
How New Tag is Being Perceived
As always, this new move from Facebook has received
a lot of attention and contradictory comments. While the users welcome the
effort many sites fear to lose their popularity. Have a look at the below image that clearly displays the posts marked as “Satire”.
a lot of attention and contradictory comments. While the users welcome the
effort many sites fear to lose their popularity. Have a look at the below image that clearly displays the posts marked as “Satire”.
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| Image credit: Mashable |
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