FACEBOOK INTRODUCES MEASURES TO CHECK FAKE NEWS IN NIGERIA’S ELECTIONS

The Director further explained that the decision mirrors a policy unveiled during an Irish referendum last May, just as the reports added that the same policy will take effect in Ukraine in February, ahead of the country’s Presidential election scheduled to hold on March 31.

“We’re learning from every country. We know we’re not going to be perfect, but our goal is continuing, ongoing improvement’, Harbath said, stating that apart from control over advert sources, Facebook would be deploying other tools to curb election interference in Nigeria and other countries.

Penpushing further reports that, it is, however, unclear to what extent these measures would help curb the influence of fake news on Nigerian voters, as the spread of fake news has become a disturbing phenomenon globally.

Meanwhile, it has become a common practice, globally, to see groups with vested interests try to influence elections in different countries, through fake news targeting potential voters.