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Zuckerberg has a point but not a solution. We do need to be able to discuss divisive topics on social media, and any single organization determining truth face
by johnecheck 2y ago
Zuckerberg has a point but not a solution.
We do need to be able to discuss divisive topics on social media, and any single organization determining truth faces an impossible challenge. We shouldn't rely on the goodwill of Meta or the government as the basis for our trust on social media.
Community notes-style systems are... similar. Instead of a single group of people, we rely on a single algorithm/system to determine truth. At a minimum, such a system NEEDS to be open source. But even if it is, I seriously doubt any one algorithm will ever give us the low-effort high-accuracy truth heuristic we desperately need.
We need better models of trust/truth that support a rich ecosystem of personalized approximations of whether to trust or believe something.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoHonestly, I think the real solution is far, far simpler: just have social media operate more 'privately'. My Bluesky feed shows me content from people I follow, that's it. I don't get extreme opinions forced upon me and, if I did, I would simply unfollow that person. It doesn't need any censorship in the same way email doesn't.
- ramblerman 2y agocommunity notes often (at least on x) provide a link, some commentary and then it's up to you to make up your own mind. Personally I find that 10x better than someone just deciding I shouldn't be seeing this.
- charlieyu1 2y agoCommunity notes do not claim to be the source of truthfulness at least by its name