Social media giant Facebook has said it will start using artificial intelligence to fight people including Russian operatives who use false information to influence public opinion on its website.
Speaking to media, the company said they were expecting there to be activity From Russian agents and other parties on the site ahead of the mid-term elections in November.
However, it reiterated that posts would not be deleted solely for being incorrect.
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Boss Mark Zuckerberg was heavily criticised last week after suggesting Holocaust deniers posts would not be taken down if they were voiced sincerely.
It follows the publication of an internal note written by former chief security officer Alex Stamos which slammed "creepy" features.
The note, disclosed by Buzzfeed News, told the firm to pull back on data collection in order to regain the trust of its users, as he urged bosses to: "pick sides when there are clear moral or humanitarian issues".
Facebook has also recently come under fire in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as it was accused of not doing enough to protect users' information.
Earlier this month, the company was fined the maximum £500,000 sum by the Information Commissioner's Office for its part in the scandal.
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