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In Italy fake news about the corona virus are spreading like a bushfire on the platform, thanks to the broadcast features and the utter absence of any possible
by camillomiller 7y ago
In Italy fake news about the corona virus are spreading like a bushfire on the platform, thanks to the broadcast features and the utter absence of any possible moderation on something Facebook turned into a proto-social network. That’s really why using whatsapp is dangerous.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoThis is an interesting consideration - but it seems to be much more "why democracy won't work" than anything to do with specific communication platforms. If everyone was on matrix, with solid end-to-end encryption, surely that problem would be equally bad? Lack of trust, lack of authoritative sources that can be trusted; that's different to having secure mass communication means.
- lappet 7y agoWhy is this downvoted? The spread of fake news through Whatsapp is a real issue in many countries
- camillomiller 7y agoI don’t know, I just stated a fact. Also, WhatsApp is worse than other messaging apps because of many social-style features Facebook introduced to prioritize interaction metrics, such as stories, on a platform born to br based on peer-to-peer and get-to-know trust.