Disinformation: Meta will create a "virtual operational center" for the French presidential election

Aurélien Fleurot, edited by Ugo Pascolo 4:28 p.m., February 17, 2022

During the election campaign, even more than usual, social networks are singled out for the dissemination of false information.

And Facebook is, in particular, at the center of these criticisms.

So to respond to this, the social network of the Meta group, which has already set up a device to reduce the visibility of questionable content, has just announced the launch of several devices, in partnership with journalists, specifically for the election. French presidential.

Tools to learn how to decode and verify information

The idea is to offer different tools, on Facebook or Instagram, to learn how to decode information, understand where it comes from, know how to check whether a candidate's statement is correct.

A device specifically designed for the French presidential campaign with, in particular, free training via WhatsApp messaging, carried out by journalists.

"It consists of a video every day for 10 days, to understand how we identify conspiracy theories, hoaxes, false information that can circulate on the Internet", details at the microphone of Europe 1 Elisa Borry-Estrade, head of public affairs from Meta in France.

Small pellets that will present "the main tools that exist, but also how to do a reverse search, or how to go back to the origin of a photo".

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A team dedicated to election security

Meta will also dedicate a team to election security, to observe possible interference from abroad.

Social networks know that they are expected at the turn, especially in their role with those who will be old enough to vote for the first time.

Long criticized for its laxity, Facebook must regain the trust of its users, whose numbers were down for the first time last year.