Facebook will change the way users share a post

Facebook is rolling out a useful feature that could curb the sharing of misinformation on the platform by displaying a prompt advising people to fully read the articles they’re about to share before sharing them.
The new feature just announced by Facebook confirms to Recode that about 6% of its global users on Android will see the new reminders. This measure is aimed at persuading people to read the entire article before they share it, getting access to more content than just the story title.

Facebook has used Twitter to highlight new prompts that will appear for users who share content without reading the articles. The text of the prompt reads “You are about to share this article without opening it. Sharing articles without reading them could mean missing out on important information.” Users will have two options inside the Open Article and Continue Sharing prompts, respectively Open Article and Continue Sharing. Essentially, Facebook hopes the content is enough that some people will read the news stories before sharing them online, but Facebook says it won’t force them to access the articles. Users can still continue to share a post without reading it because Facebook and other social networks cannot force users to read content before sharing it with others. However, this feature could be beneficial in the long run as it will still deliver the core message that some Facebook users have not yet grasped to share online. It is essential that people fully grasp the story they want to share. Even if people choose to continue sharing without reading, they’ll know the same prompt will appear again every time they share content if they don’t click on the post. A simple way to avoid annoyance is to view the full article. It’s currently unclear if the feature will roll out to all Facebook users after initial testing, and how long it will take for Facebook to bring it to phones and web browsers. In fact, another social network, Twitter, tested the same feature last June before rolling it out to all users in September.