Facebook to explain humor to users by labeling posts as ‘satire’

Published April 8, 2021 5:14pm ET



Facebook will add labels such as “satire page” or “public official” to posts to help users “better understand” the intent behind posts, the company announced on Thursday.

The labels will appear underneath Facebook posts from various public accounts and will include a description for why the post is labeled, according to a statement from Facebook Newsroom.

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