1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodointernational/Facebook's Misinformation Problem Is Only Getting More Complicatedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6lUv2mURKG"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2019/04/facebooks-misinformation-problem-is-only-getting-more-complicated/">Facebook’s Misinformation Problem Is Only Getting More Complicated</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2019/04/facebooks-misinformation-problem-is-only-getting-more-complicated/embed/#?secret=6lUv2mURKG" width="600" height="338" title="“Facebook’s Misinformation Problem Is Only Getting More Complicated” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="6lUv2mURKG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/02/rmyszb815ajopanbjgon.jpg?quality=75&w=102410241024In the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook’s potential to be a subversive political tool has been all too clear. And several years later, the social network still struggles to crack down on the very real dangers its platform creates for political systems.