{"id":15061,"date":"2024-07-09T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T07:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/meta-claims-news-is-not-an-antidote-to-misinformation-on-its-platforms\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T09:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T07:37:42","slug":"meta-claims-news-is-not-an-antidote-to-misinformation-on-its-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/meta-claims-news-is-not-an-antidote-to-misinformation-on-its-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta claims news is not an antidote to misinformation on its platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Company says it has \u2018never thought about news\u2019 as a way to counter misleading content on Facebook and Instagram despite evidence to the contrary<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2024\/jul\/09\/attorney-general-national-press-club-money-laundering-drug-use-on-the-rise-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-liberal\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meta has claimed news is not the antidote to misinformation and disinformation spreading on Facebook and Instagram, as the company continues to push back against being forced to pay media companies for news in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Meta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/mar\/14\/meta-facebook-news-media-bargaining-code\">announced in March<\/a> it would not enter into new agreements with media companies to pay for news following the end of contracts signed in 2021 under the Morrison government\u2019s news media bargaining code.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/article\/2024\/jul\/09\/meta-facebook-australia-news-ban-misinformation\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/42481586b2935f340889851e6ee1de58d29f9bff\/539_128_3461_2076\/master\/3461.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=a87af3ad84fa95a6348902e806d4d81d\" title=\"Meta claims news is not an antidote to misinformation on its platforms\" \/>Company says it has \u2018never thought about news\u2019 as a way to counter misleading content on Facebook and Instagram despite evidence to the contrary<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Meta has claimed news is not the antidote to misinformation and disinformation spreading on Facebook and Instagram, as the company continues to push back against being forced to pay media companies for news in Australia.<br \/>\nMeta announced in March it would not enter into new agreements with media companies to pay for news following the end of contracts signed in 2021 under the Morrison government\u2019s news media bargaining code.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company says it has \u2018never thought about news\u2019 as a way to counter misleading content on Facebook and Instagram despite evidence to the contrary Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Meta has claimed news is not the antidote to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/meta-claims-news-is-not-an-antidote-to-misinformation-on-its-platforms\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meta claims news is not an antidote to misinformation on its platforms<\/span> Read More 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