Germany threatens to fine Facebook €500,000 over fake posts
A day after Facebook said it was stepping up efforts against fake news and hoaxes, Germany announced a new law that will empower it to fine the social media giant 500,000 euros ($522,575) for every problematic post that does not vanish within 24 hours.
Dec 19, 2016, 03:59 AM ISTFacebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will roll out a number of new tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media network.
Dec 16, 2016, 00:57 AM IST