it's used as a platform for anyone with an agenda to push; which in theory is fine... But less so when the agenda revolves around something scientifically unproven (anti-vax, flat earth, climate change denial etc.) or is deeply negative and intended to spread division in society (e.g. far-right (and left); religious extremism etc.)
it's used to spy on users. We're only just beginning to see the negative potential this has: e.g. it's given bad actors the ability to target biased ads at groups of users with the specific intent of affecting the outcome of a democratic process.
corrupt politicians have also figured out that the easiest way to get away with blatant lies is to simply repeat "alternative truths" (AKA BS) on the net until apparently no-one understands what is the truth any more.
In comparison a few technical content issues seem pretty irrelevant :(
Yeah, the way it's being used to spread misinformation is worrying. We don't yet have the infrastructure in place to stop fake news. Facebook is sort of trying now, but it's too little too late
I doubt if there will ever be a viable way to stop "fake news". People in charge have a hard time staying honest, and news that they don't agree with will become "fake news", imo.
Sure there is: most of the fake news is spread via unregulated social media platforms. Those platforms need to take proper responsibility for the content posted on their sites - or have it imposed upon them. They're making enough money that they can invest properly in tackling this; instead of brushing it off and claiming they're protecting people's right to free speech. All they're protecting is their profit margin.
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It's broken in far more fundamental ways:
In comparison a few technical content issues seem pretty irrelevant :(
Yeah, the way it's being used to spread misinformation is worrying. We don't yet have the infrastructure in place to stop fake news. Facebook is sort of trying now, but it's too little too late
I doubt if there will ever be a viable way to stop "fake news". People in charge have a hard time staying honest, and news that they don't agree with will become "fake news", imo.
Sure there is: most of the fake news is spread via unregulated social media platforms. Those platforms need to take proper responsibility for the content posted on their sites - or have it imposed upon them. They're making enough money that they can invest properly in tackling this; instead of brushing it off and claiming they're protecting people's right to free speech. All they're protecting is their profit margin.