The social network announced in a blog post that it is rolling out a much-needed new feature that will inform people if a news article they’re about to share is over 90 days old.
Facebook hopes this new feature will give users the context they need before they press share.
Per Facebook:
To ensure people have the context they need to make informed decisions about what to share on Facebook, the notification screen will appear when people click the share button on articles older than 90 days, but will allow people to continue sharing if they decide an article is still relevant.
The Guardian’s head of editorial innovation, Chris Moran, explained at the time the decision to implement the feature was to “[make]it much harder to spin an old story as a new outrage.”
—
Photo: NurPhoto / Getty
Facebook’s New Feature Will Warn That Annoying Person On Your Timeline They’re Sharing Old News
was originally published On The Urban Daily:
