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| Facebook's prompt on how to spot false news (Image Source: Facebook/Unbox.ph) |
In behalf of the millions of Filipino internet users, I would not think that this is enough but all I can say is that this would be the beginning of a campaign where many can learn all about the items and sites that have taken over social media with false information that literally captured the minds of many netizens. Fake news continue to fool people in the online world on the state of the events that is happening around the world. Examples of this outbreak are last year's Philippine and US presidential elections, respectively.
Facebook has gradually gained wider and stronger following in the Philippines, thanks to its Free Basics service in partnership with telecommunications companies Smart Communications and Globe Telecom, and will continue to provide more ways and efforts for its Filipino users to avoid getting fooled by unscrupulous propagandists and marketers on social media. In the end, I believe that fake news will be rendered obsolete from the online world in the near future. Hopefully, these tips will remind us of how we become fair and responsible social media users.
