{"id":1995,"date":"2016-12-02T18:12:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/facebook-blocks-links-to-b-s-detector-fake-news-warning-plugin.html"},"modified":"2016-12-02T18:12:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:12:24","slug":"facebook-blocks-links-to-b-s-detector-fake-news-warning-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/facebook-blocks-links-to-b-s-detector-fake-news-warning-plugin.html","title":{"rendered":"Facebook blocks links to B.S. Detector, fake news warning plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Not only is Facebook not <\/i>providing little red warnings<\/a> along with links to potentially specious news\u2014it\u2019s now blocking links to the plugin that did so<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over the past week, some Facebook users reported seeing content warnings<\/a> next to links from established fake news domains, apparently without realizing a third party was responsible. We reported this phenomenon, later clarifying that B.S. Detector is in fact a third party plugin that both we and a number of Facebook users mistook as a testing feature. Irony!<\/p>\n

Now, if you attempt to share a link to B.S. Detector<\/a> on Facebook, you\u2019ll be met with this message. Apparently, blocking fake news (detectors) is quite simple!<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe they are doing this because of TechCrunch article that came out yesterday, falsely identifying a screenshot of my plugin as a Facebook feature under development,\u201d Daniel Sieradski, design technologist and creator of B.S. Detector, told TechCrunch. \u201cIt would seem I\u2019ve caused them some embarrassment by showing them to be full of bull when it comes to their supposed inability to address fake news and they are punishing me for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, the B.S. Detector plugin itself remains\u00a0functional, as do links to the plugin\u00a0on Product Hunt <\/a>and the Chrome app store<\/a>. As recently as four hours ago, links to B.S. Detector were functional on the site.<\/p>\n

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here’s proof that 4 hours ago you could link to the plugin’s homepage https:\/\/t.co\/gmXWlmIIKg<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iGnPjm246Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 daniel sieradski (@selfagency) December 2, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cThey could feasibly block the plugin, sure. They just need to counteract it with their own JavaScript or change the way they handle links in their code,\u201d Sieradski said. \u201cIf blocking ads doesn\u2019t violate their TOS, why should flagging fake news?\u201d<\/p>\n

Under considerable duress following the election, Facebook has expressed its intentions<\/a> to combat the myriad forms of fake news that run rampant on its massive social platform. In the meantime, those efforts remain to be seen.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve reached out to Facebook for an explanation about\u00a0the blocked link and will update if we receive a response.<\/p>\n

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Featured Image: Bryce Durbin<\/small><\/p>\n

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