Facebook has introduced extra layer of authorization for Pages with large US audiences, following its influence in the last U.S. election, with Russian meddlers buying ads that focused on divisive social and political rhetoric.
Now, If you're an admin of a Facebook Page that has a large US audience, you will be required to complete extra authorization process to be able to post and manage the page; to ensure such pages are managed by real people, and not imposters or fake accounts.
Under the new authorization, administrators of Facebook pages will have to enable two-factor authentication in order to secure their account and also confirm their primary home address.
And Facebook will show more information about Pages as part of its effort to stamp out fake news; while ensuring authentic information on its platform, the company will also inform followers when a Page they follow has merged with another Page.
With more details in the Info and Ads section of Pages, Facebook will show the primary country locations where Pages are managed and these requirement will also be enforced in its other platforms such as Instagram.
Albeit, these changes will only apply to Pages with a large US audience, but there's the likelihood that Facebook may roll it out to the rest of the world soon.
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