Facebook really wants you to read articles before sharing them

It is a common internet habit: reading an article title and share the work without reading it. There are several reasons why someone can do so, and not the least we make assumptions about what the article presents according to its securities. Facebook takes steps to treat this habit, which can sometimes be problematic, deploying a new prompt.

The problem of sharing items based on nothing more than the title is the risk of spreading misinformation, coming to conclusions that are not supported by the article and do not need key details necessary to discuss the question. In fact, reading the article provides a context that can give the person share it a more enlightened perspective on the subject.

Facebook announced that to encourage users to read articles before sharing them, it will now show them a prompt if it tries to share a press article link that they have not opened. The prompt includes the possibility of opening the article first or continue to share it.

Facebook notes in his invitation “, share articles without reading them can mean missing key facts.” The prompt is described as a test at this time; We do not know how much it is widely available. As with any test, it is possible that it can change in the future or, perhaps, be deleted.

This is not the first time we have seen this type of feature appears on a social media platform. Last summer, Twitter introduced a similar prompt that encouraged his readers to read an article before sharing it. The feature has arrived first on Android before moving in October 2020 on iOS.