Social networking giant Facebook is testing a new feature that will be useful for many users to receive messages from a fake account.
According to a report from the motherboard, this new feature will be available directly in Facebook and will provide additional information from unknown contacts. It will contain small information such as the account was created (lately or has been there for a while); From which country the account was used; Whether it has been accessed using a Facebook account or just a phone number, and finally stating that the person who is trying to contact you is a name similar to a fixed Facebook friend but not a single account is.
From the Facebook's Messenger team, Dalai Brown confirmed the presence of this feature, who told the motherboard in an email, "We are testing the way people referenced more references to those people they can not connect with before Were."
Although for the purpose of providing a more reliable form of communication, this feature will definitely play a role in curbing the issue of fake news, which has become a matter of more concern than ever before.
Whatsapp is fighting fake news too
It is also said in the task of adding a new feature to check the misuse of your instant messaging app by spreading fake information through Facebook-owned WhatsAppSet Group Chat chat. The forum is testing a new feature which will alert users of forward-looking news in groups. Going forward,
Whatsapp will automatically check the authenticity of the website link, which is being shared through its upcoming 'Suspicious Link' feature. This feature is seen in the Whatsapp 2.18.204 beta version. The firm has also recently removed full-page advertisements in newspapers suggesting to find fake news in newspapers. It warned users about the information to be investigated and the spread of fake news before sharing it.