Facebook is blocking fake news sites from using itsย advertising network to generate revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, following a similar move by Google.
The restrictionย follows speculation that fake news on both of the companies’ sites may have influenced the voters deciding on this year’s election.
It means that fake news sites now joinย misleading, illegal and deceptive sites as barred properties by theย Facebook Audience Network.
“While implied, we have updated the policy to explicitly clarify that this applies to fake news,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement to the WSJ. “We vigorously enforce our policies and take swift action against sites and apps that are found to be in violation.