Facebook and satire ... 1

[ChrisHirst]

Facebook are now flagging posts with URLs from "The Onion" with a 'satire' tag to remind their users not to take them seriously.

http://www.webpronews.com/facebook-is-reminding-idiots-that-the-onion-is-satire-2014-08

Which might be a good idea, except for, ....


... Those users most likely do not actually know what 'satire' means.

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[SamBones]

Those users most likely do not actually know what 'satire' means.

Well, the ones overreacting to a joke that they obviously don't get are the funniest to laugh at!

 

[johnherman]

From TechNewsWorld:

Facebook Adds 'Training Wheels' for the Humor-Impaired
Facebook has begun labeling some of the satirical news articles that
appear in users' news feeds with a tag designed to prevent readers from
mistaking the content for genuine news. The social network's "[Satire]"
tag is apparently part of an experiment that's been under way for a
month or so. The rules for its application don't seem to be entirely
clear.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80912.html

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