For Online Disinformation and Hate, X Marks the Spot

https://blog.ucsusa.org/kate-cell/for-online-disinformation-and-hate-x-marks-the-spot/

by cratermoon • 3 years ago

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skilled2• 3 years ago

Isn't a lot of this people's opinions and people's personal beliefs? At least that's how I interpret the claim that article is making. And in this context, isn't it difficult to police disinformation/hate when it's really just what people truly believe?

It's possible I am being contrarian, so let me say that I don't understand this topic very well but that is how I see it.

A small number of users are responsible for a large proportion of this disinformation, suggesting that curbing their influence could have a significant impact.

Maybe it would be more helpful to show the networks of accounts that perpetuate this kind of disinformation and then call that out directly.

bratbag• 3 years ago

When were you ever operating under the notion that this is not what some people truly believe?

skilled2• 3 years ago

I'm not sure I follow what exactly you mean, if you can elaborate then I can comment upon it.

DoodahMan• 3 years ago

i'm still baffled when folks say things like "It was never hard to find hate and disinformation online, but it’s been much harder to avoid on X (formerly known as Twitter) since Elon Musk bought the platform in July of 2022". i still use twitter. i have to specifically make an effort to find folks like neo nazis and racists. they don't pop up in my feed. they are not recommended to me. i don't see them in the replies to folks i follow. i get the feeling folks who can't seem to get away from hate speech probably consume political/cultural content exclusively.

"And if they won’t? We can make them. We can demand that our lawmakers pass policies that force companies to provide healthy and safe social media spaces where people can interact well and have real conversations." yuck. just say no to a Ministry of Truth.

jsisto• 3 years ago

The problem is that people are losing faith in our institutions

For Online Disinformation and Hate, X Marks the Spot

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