Facebook very serious about its role, says top official

New Delhi Aug 4 (IANS) In the wake of rampant false news campaigns and the recently exposed breaches in Facebooks data privacy a top official of the company has said that the social media giant is preparing for a tough task ahead to become a watchdog of what news is shared on it.
"Facebook " Campbell Brown the head of the company s global news partnerships said is "very serious" about how it addresses the rising impact the medium has on elections people s safety and privacy.
Brown maintained that Facebook s primary focus remained on being a space for "free speech" and social interaction.
Brown was participating in a session "Facebook s Journey with News Publishers" at The Media Rumble a two day media-forum held across several venues at the India Habitat Centre here.
She highlighted Facebook s role in modern-day news dissemination and explained how it affects India in particular. Brown also stressed on the need to verify all content through user surveys and by partnering with fact-checking organisations.
Issues such as licensing policy credibility and censorship in the context of the media industry were extensively discussed and debated at several sessions during the two-day forum.

--IANS ss/prs