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Facebook promoted fake news story on Trending Topics

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facebook logoNew York : Social networking giant Facebook is facing the music over a fake story that it promoted on the Trending Topics feature over the last weekend.

The Facebook review team approved the news story about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly which claimed the news channel had fired Kelly for “backing Hillary (Clinton)”.

The approval apparently came after the team saw enough stories written in and around the topic, tech website CNET reported on Tuesday.

The story was then put on Trending Topics which is visited by over 1.7 billion people every month.

Fox News called this “an egregious mistake” and directed requests to Facebook.

Facebook later realised there was a problem with the accuracy of the story.

Addressing concerns over its controversial Trending Topics feature, Facebook said last week that its automation will be increased and users will no longer be required to write descriptions for trending topics.

A more algorithmically driven process will allow the Facebook team to scale Trending to cover more topics and make it available to more people globally over time.

A report in technology website Gizmodo recently accused Facebook of an editorial bias against US conservative news organisations, sparking sharp reactions from across the spectrum.

“This is something we always hoped to do but we are making these changes sooner given the feedback we got from the Facebook community earlier this year,” the company said in a post last weekend.

Trending Topics, which was introduced in 2014, was designed to help people discover interesting and relevant conversations happening on Facebook – about breaking news and events from around the world.

It appears on right-hand side on desktop as well as when you tap on the search box in the mobile app and primarily for people using Facebook in English (there are limited tests being run in Spanish and Portuguese).

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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