Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a series of measures that should help prevent fake news from being shared on Facebook. When the U.S. presidential election was held in November, misinformation was shared on Facebook. However, he think the idea that fake news on Facebook influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea. His latest post makes clear that Facebook does not want to play the role of an editor. So, he did not say how quickly the measures would be in place. Facebook’s business model is to be used by fake news publishers.
Nowadays, not only mass communications but also SNSs are flooded with much information. However, the truth or falsehood of these information is dubios. As a matter of course, there is correct information, but there is mistaken information, too. So, we should have the ability to ascertain the truth of the information on SNSs. A recipient of information on the Internet need outstanding capacities.