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Did you watch John Oliver's latest episode on misinformation [0]? They put out a website, available in multiple languages, of things to spread: https://betterm
by mattbrewsbytes 5y ago
Did you watch John Oliver's latest episode on misinformation [0]? They put out a website, available in multiple languages, of things to spread:
https://bettermorningmessages.com/ https://bettermorningmessages.com/
Education via spreading funny memes that say not to spread stuff that is un-trusted is probably the best idea that doesn't involve the owners of those apps changing something.
In my opinion, a change on all social media platforms that would be awesome is a process to get an account listed as a "trusted source" and only trusted sources can have content go viral/global. Simple enforcement is if a trusted source gets reported to be spreading BS, they get banned. Everything else can only be 2 degrees of separation from the poster, which is friend of a friend basically. It won't eliminate the problem but it could possibly cut down on the misinformation spreading.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jtFqWq5iU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jtFqWq5iU