Threads will allow you to push verified information further down your feed

Meta published in an updated blog post yesterday will use a feature of Instagram used in Threads that will allow users to control a lot of fact-check what they see in their feed. According to Meta, its fact-checking aims to address misinformation, and effectively, users will be able to decide how much they want to see controversial issues on the site.

The controls have three levels: “Do not reduce,” “Reduce,” and “Reduce further.” While there is no option to completely hide content, it will affect the ranking of posts that are “found to contain false or misleading information, altered content, or content that is missing.”

To get to the configuration from Threads, users need to close the two lines in the upper right corner from the information icon, then do Information > Other information data (which will take you to Instagram )> Favorites> Reduce by checking the facts.

The idea, on the face of it, is very compelling. It can be a “drama” filter, and who hasn’t wanted that at some point in their life? Meta said to what information c NBC News The options are intended to give users “more power to control the algorithm that organizes the posts in their feed,” adding that it responds to user demand for “more power to choose content they see it on our apps.”

NBC News point to it sent with a thousand likes said the change is intended to ban content related to the Israel-Hamas War. Fair or not, there’s clearly plenty of room for punishment with a tool that invites users to conspire.

Meta uses fact-checkers to determine whether the content on Instagram and Facebook is true or not, and what they determine has been used incorrectly in the content of Threads. The company says that although fact-checkers can’t accurately measure Threads’ content, Meta will transfer tags from Instagram and Facebook to “closer-to-similar content on Threads.”

Meta said Instagram has had a fact-checking option for years, but it doesn’t seem to have been well publicized. According to The Economic TimesMeta added the feature to Facebook in May, with a Meta spokesperson saying it was intended “to make the user experience on Facebook more consistent with what’s already on the Instagram.”

The convenience and speed of internet communication did not increase from the small pockets of websites that existed. No major websites have found a silver bullet to solve the issue, and in some cases, their efforts have only fueled anger and doubts about their intentions or questioning the government’s influence. a lot.

But the Meta must adjust its position, and not only because of the laws that require it in Europe, or in the US itself to continue the regulations. Advertising is a big part of the equation, and the company has a good example of how stressing satisfaction affects a situation. at X (formerly Twitter), which reported a drop in revenue as the growth and unregulated content that contributed to its continued existence of four Advertisers. .