MENLO PARK, California: Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combating the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site – stepping up the company’s fight against misinformation and hate speech as it faces growing outside pressure. 

The updates will limit the visibility of links found to be significantly more prominent on Facebook than across the web as a whole, suggesting they may be clickbait or misleading. The company is also expanding its fact-checking programme with outside expert sources, including The Associated Press, to vet videos and other material posted on Facebook.