Facebook: Authorization for Page Managers Intended to Improve Authenticity -- 2nd Update
August 10 2018 - 3:29PM
Dow Jones News
By Josh Beckerman
Facebook Inc. (FB) announced changes on Friday intended to make
Pages more authentic and transparent, including the introduction of
publishing authorization for people who manage pages with a large
audience in the U.S.
The company said an authorization process will make it "harder
for people to administer a Page using a fake or compromised
account." The process includes using two-factor authentication and
confirming primary country location.
Facebook said enforcement will follow this month.
The Info and Ads section will also provide more details
including whether a page has merged with another.
Facebook, under fire for issues including alleged interference
by Russia in the 2016 presidential election, has made several
efforts to improve its reliability. In June, it said the new Info
and Ads feature would show active ads that a page is running across
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook's partner network, and
offer more details such as recent name changes.
In September, the company said it identified about 500
"inauthentic" accounts responsible for $100,000 in ad spending that
it believed had ties to Russia.
Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 10, 2018 15:14 ET (19:14 GMT)
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