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Can 'Warning Labels' Solve Social Media's Misinformation Problem?

  • Om, Monday, June 8, 2020 9:55 AM
To slow the spread of misinformation, Om Malik doesn’t believe that warning labels (like the ones that Twitter just began attacking to some of President Trump’s tweets) are the answer. Rather, he argues that Snap has the right idea by committing not to amplify false information put out by Trump and others. “Because [Snap’s] Discover is an editorial product, it should be an easy decision to not promote dubious information on it,” he writes.

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