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Facebook has came up with a concrete plan that will aim to reduce the spread of fabricated news on its network. This course of action comes as a result of last month's scandal, in which the social media giant was criticized for becoming an involuntary platform for fake news to spread. This was hardly the first time in which suspicious content became viral via Facebook, however, some of the stories were about the U.S. presidential elections and caused an outrage as part of the community argued that they influenced the outcome of the event.   Adam Mosseri, VP of Facebook's News Feed division, issued a lengthy statement on the company's blog regarding the new changes. Some of it reads: We believe in giving people a voice and that we cannot become arbiters of truth ourselves, so we’re approaching this problem carefully. We’ve focused our efforts on the worst of the worst, on the clear hoaxes spread by spammers for their own gain, and on engaging both o...

Adding to its recent app publishing spree, Facebook debuted a new application called 'Events'. It's an app that caters specifically to those that use the social network as their events calendar. According to Facebook, more than 100 million people have this practice, so it makes sense that the feature has been consolidated into a single place to keep up with nearby events and find new things to do in their area. Launching Events lets you quickly catch up on things your friends are interested in, recently published events by Pages you follow, and updates from events you are interested in or attending. Events can be browsed by time, location, and personal interests. There's also an interactive map where places hosting events are marked, along with a calendar that lets you check which days have events and which are free. Calendars from your deice can be imported and viewed alongside Facebook events, making it easier to make plans. Of cour...

Facebook recently announced that a new update for its social networking application is now rolling out to  iOS devices . Along with the update's announcement, Facebook also released a detailed changelog that includes all the new features and improvements added to the app. The latest Facebook update is meant to offer users additional ways to take action faster once they have found something they wish to purchase or a place they want to go. For example, when you're ordering food, you will now be able to do that directly from restaurants  Facebook Pages . There's a new “Start Order” tab on any restaurant's Facebook Page that uses Delivery.com or Slice, so make sure you tap on it to get your food ordered faster. Also, the update adds a new option that allows users to get tickets to movies and events much easier. They can be bought directly from dedicated Facebook Pages via Fandango. The new feature has been implemented in partnership with Ticketmaster...