Prevention of spread of hoax, etc. Suspension of fake accounts is effective Forum 6th October 16:27 in Taiwan
While the spread of fake news and hoaxes is a social issue in Taiwan, a forum to think about preventive measures was opened, and the person in charge of the company that operates SNS is effective to stop fake accounts to prevent the spread of malicious information I emphasized that
In September last year, fake news, such as diplomats committed suicide in response to the criticism of the authorities, dissemination of false information over responses to Taiwanese tourists who were stopped at Kansai Airport in September of last year due to Typhoon 21 The spread of hoax is a social problem.
A forum was held in Taipei where people in charge of SNS companies all over the world participated in the “Fact Check” method to confirm authenticity, and to prevent the spread of fake news and hoaxes.
Facebook representatives stressed that it is important to suspend these accounts because malicious information is often disseminated from fake accounts.
In addition, the person in charge of Twitter is checking over 8 million accounts a week as a countermeasure, and as a result of suspending about 70% of the investigation, there were reports of indiscriminate and mass-posted posts. He explained that the suspension of fake accounts is effective in preventing the spread of malicious information, even though it has decreased by about 30%.
In Taiwan, there is an increasing number of voices that information about the candidates and political parties about the presidential election to be held in January next year is flooded on the Internet and that countermeasures should be rushed.