'The old rules are dead': How a pandemic could change the way Google, Facebook, and Twitter tackle misinformation forever
Despite mounting pressure, the tech titans have been reluctant to ban individual users – reserving that right forPushed on this issue, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
"The easiest position for [these companies] was to put the responsibility on the user for the content they shared. Now, as they delete misinformation and share public health messages, the game has changed – there's a legislative tsunami heading their way in 2021." "Events like this crisis demonstrate that social media platforms have become important, if not critical, infrastructure at a national and global level...
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