Google and Facebook have announced plans to combat the problem of false news through restrictions on advertising. (Aleksey Boldin/Dreamstime/TNS)
Now trending: criticism over the use of Facebook to spread misinformation and the effect it had on the 2016 US presidential election.
Yes, it's still trending in 2018, because tech-industry figures continue to speak up and push for changes at the world's largest social network. There will be more elections, after all. This year, even.
