Sen. Mark Warner, Chair of Senate Intel Committee, says Congress has ‘not done’ their job on regulating misinformation on Facebook.
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Protect free speech at all costs
Not for Private Cos.
Not if it incites insurrection and violence!!
@Debbie DeVoreI agree, but I think you are implicating trump, which if not true
Congress hasn’t done it’s job serving the American people. This mutl million doesn’t understand that.
Dude, so when is Congress going to regulate FoxNews?
Fox “News”
dude… they cant… the 1st Amendment protects free speech, even the speech you dont want to hear
FQX SPEWS
@Paul Wilson Only if they can prove that they are NOT acting as a part of another government’s will.
Yes, the better question is:
> Who is protecting consumers from Murdoch media misinformation/disinformation?
Facebook is a private entity, just like a restaurant. And just as a restaurant can refuse to give service to any undesirable customer, Facebook likewise has the right to ban anyone they wish.
So you agree restaurants can refuse to serve people based on their race or sexual orientation. Sound logic.
@Biden has Dementia I agree that when it comes to privately owned establishments, anyone can refuse to serve anybody, yes.
@Tessmage Tessera jim crow!!!!!
@Biden has Dementia Trump is going to prison.
@Tessmage Tessera 😂😄😂😄
Congress is the source of disinformation in many cases!
Maybe there should be a new law that allows news agencies/reporters to be held accountable for spreading misinformation.
Or maybe a law that requires things said/reported on a news platform be labeled as “fact checked” or “opinion.”
and who does the fact checking?
@Paul Wilson It’s been the role of the 3rd estate (media) to fact-check from the earliest days of this country’s founding. In a more connected world, where (for example) cameras and microphones are in every phone, we see “fact-checking” daily on a wider scale. I don’t think asking where the responsibility for fact-checking lies is the right question. Rather, the right question is are we, as a society, educating ourselves with the requisite skills to determine fact from fiction (critical thinking, bias mitigation, etc.)? In my opinion, the answer is clearly “no.” A democracy (or, if you prefer, a constitutional republic) survives only if its populace is capable of basic discernment of reality. We can individually come to different conclusions around a shared set of facts. But if half the country believes 1+1=3, we are in trouble.
EDIT: And, yes, I do recognize your question was rhetorical, so am not dissing it, or you for asking it. 🙂
Why are we talking about Facebook?…. what about FOX… and the like?
Yes, the better question is:
> Who is protecting consumers from Murdoch media misinformation/disinformation?
Complaining about Facebook when Fox news and others lie on your TV screen daily is absurd.. Go after Fox!
you must be Mayor McFascist, the mayor of Candy Land
@Paul Wilson Yes, the better question is:
> Who is protecting consumers from Murdoch media misinformation/disinformation?
@Borvo That’s CNNs and MSNBCs job. That’s the way the world works.
People need to go to reliable new sources.
Yes, the better question is:
> Who is protecting consumers from Murdoch media misinformation/disinformation?
Are Tucker and Hannity going to have a séance attempting to resurrect Trump’s Facebook and Twitter accounts?
FB Misinformation? What about FOX?
You can do something about Fox News. There got to be some regulations as that is a news media company. If you now talk about misinformation.
How about regulate the lies peddled by fox ‘news’
We need a return to the Fairness Doctrine for networks, cable news/”infotainment”, and social media platforms simply saying you can’t promulgate obviously debunked claims
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
Either address this issue or suffer the consequences.
Totally agree they who ever is in charge of stopping misinformation that can cause and affect homeland security has FAILED MISERABLY !!!!
I don’t know if opening 230 helps the situation, but allowing Congress to fine these companies who peddle disinformation for profit might help. Start with the Fox “News” of the world, who use the term news but are registered as entertainment networks.
Or Fox.
They’ve been planning this out for 50 plus years.