Facebook’s India policy chief Shivnath Thukral says ‘we are taking every step to prevent spread of misinformation’
Shivnath Thukral.
Shivnath Thukral, Facebook’s public policy director in India and South Asia, asserted that no political advertisement will be run without a disclaimer with the social-media giant’s ad-consultancy tool. This is to prevent spread of misinformation during the Lok Sabha election.
In an interview with the Hindu, Thukral said, “The launch of our ad-consultancy tool on December 1 indicated that no political advertisement on our platform is without a disclaimer or without a person who is authorized to it.”
He added, “One of the biggest abuses that we are trying to address is the spread of misinformation. [For this] one has to look at the reduction of fake news. We do [that] with the help of the independent fact-checkers who help us to keep the platform safe.”
On being asked if there is going to be less violent or fake news, Thukral said, “My answer is that we are taking every step to prevent abuse and spread of misinformation. We do not live in a perfect world; we cannot check the human behaviour in real life society. What we can be prepared for is what happens on the platform. We are making sure that all efforts are done so that (misinformation) does not manifest and affect the election.”
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