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Labor demands Facebook remove 'fake news' posts about false Australian death tax plans

Posted by Algernon_Asimov
Tags: social media, facebook, australia, politics, elections, fake news, labor party, moderation, fiscal policy, content policy, taxes.death, author.david wroe, source.the sydney morning herald, paywall.soft
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/labor-demands-facebook-remove-fake-news-posts-about-false-death-tax-plans-20190419-p51fpk.html

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Authors
David Wroe
Published
Apr 19 2019
Word count
441 words

3 comments

  1. [3]
    TheInvaderZim
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    Guess we'll see what happens. Though the problem is that the ads appeared on the platform to begin with. Facebook ads even have a vetting process before they go live, to check and see if theyre...

    Guess we'll see what happens. Though the problem is that the ads appeared on the platform to begin with.

    Facebook ads even have a vetting process before they go live, to check and see if theyre racist or whatever. So someone DID see them and hit approve.

    Ugh...

    2 votes
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      Algernon_Asimov
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      They're not ads, they're posts. Facebook users are posting images containing false information and/or posting statuses containing false information.

      They're not ads, they're posts. Facebook users are posting images containing false information and/or posting statuses containing false information.

      3 votes
      1. TheInvaderZim
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        Oh. Thats different, then. It really will be interesting to see their response as thats the case.

        Oh. Thats different, then. It really will be interesting to see their response as thats the case.