Just the threat of a video or image not being real is a powerful weapon against trust.
At a hearing that was supposed to be about Section 230, the law was barely mentioned.
It’s not just a Facebook or Twitter issue anymore.
The company has an internal communications platform called Workplace, and it’s full of debate.
If the major social media companies all agreed overnight that disinformation is a threat to society and democracy, what would change?
Time to turn off the doomscrolling.
It can be harder for social media companies to apply misinformation policies against domestic politicians and political parties.
Civil rights experts say Facebook doesn’t enforce its policies against hate speech consistently.
Some platforms have taken action against President Trump, saying he is inciting or glorifying violence.
Getting popular influencers to spread your message is a key strategy, says Renée DiResta of the Stanford Internet Observatory.
