2017 was another big year for technology, with many new products launched to make our phones, homes and cars smarter. But the news also included stories about technology companies seeking to earn back the public trust. Social media giant Facebook was criticized for not doing more to prevent fake news stories from appearing and being shared. The criticism came after many false stories were posted on Facebook during the 2016 presidential campaign. Some blamed such stories for affecting the outcome of the 2016 election. In response, the company announced several new policies aimed at preventing users from spreading misinformation and fake news. Later, Facebook said it found that a Russian-based operation had spent $100,000 to buy advertisements promoting political and social issues in the U.S.
Title: Facebook and Fake News
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2283/fb_fake_news.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Facebook and Fake News' data-article-id='2799'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13917'>2017 was another big year for technology, with many new products launched to make our phones, homes and cars smarter.</span> <span data-start-time='13917' data-end-time='25708'>But the news also included stories about technology companies seeking to earn back the public trust.</span> <span data-start-time='25708' data-end-time='38521'>Social media giant Facebook was criticized for not doing more to prevent fake news stories from appearing and being shared.</span> <span data-start-time='38521' data-end-time='50333'>The criticism came after many false stories were posted on Facebook during the 2016 presidential campaign.</span> <span data-start-time='50333' data-end-time='58938'>Some blamed such stories for affecting the outcome of the 2016 election.</span> <span data-start-time='58938' data-end-time='72292'>In response, the company announced several new policies aimed at preventing users from spreading misinformation and fake news.</span> <span data-start-time='72292' data-end-time='88104'>Later, Facebook said it found that a Russian-based operation had spent $100,000 to buy advertisements promoting political and social issues in the U.S.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' 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