Facebook starts labelling state-controlled media

NEW DELHI: As promised, Facebook has started labelling media outlets and publishers that are wholly or partially under the editorial control of governments of the country they belong to, the social media company announced in a blog post.

Facebook believes this is important and will boost transparency as many media organisations around the world have heavy government influence.

Labelling of free new content will go live starting today, while labels for paid content by state controlled media will start showing later this year.