Bill Gates waded into the debate over political ads on social media platforms during an interview, calling for some limitations while also siding with those who say the companies should not play the role of fact-checker
San Francisco Bill Gates waded into the debate over political ads on social media platforms during an interview Wednesday, calling for some limitations while also siding with those who say the companies should not play the role of fact-checker.
In the lead up to the 2020 US elections, Facebook and Twitter have been under intense scrutiny over how they handle misleading or false political ads. They've been criticized for not subjecting such ads to fact-checking by third parties, instead leaving it to the media and users to flag falsehoods.Gates, for his part, says the problem is how political ads might be tailored and targeted with messages that will never be viewed beyond a small audience.
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