Say GoodBye to Fake Clickbaits Videos on Facebook

The most famous picture sharing platform has finally decided to Say GoodBye to Fake Clickbaits Videos on Facebook. The social media giant has updates its algorithm which will limit the videos featuring “fake video play buttons embedded in their imagery or videos of only a static image”. Say GoodBye to Fake Clickbaits Videos on Facebook.

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Many spammers mislead Facebook users with such trick formats and take advantage of Facebook’s fanatical focus of promoting videos. By posting single images as videos can earn the poster advertising money. Such photos published to look like videos can lead users to malicious ads.

Say GoodBye to Fake Clickbaits Videos on Facebook

Facebook said in a statement:

People want to see accurate information on Facebook, and so do we

In coming weeks, we will see less misleading video on Facebook. Facebook is striving hard for some years to grow a platform’s volume of videos which asks for higher prices from advertisers.

“During the coming weeks we will begin demoting stories that feature fake video play buttons and static images disguised as videos in News Feed.” People want to see accurate information on Facebook, and so do we” the company also asserted.

Facebook has started fake news campaign after it was blamed for spreading misleading content. The company is planning to push this update across the globe in coming weeks.

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