CENSORHSIP OF FAKE NEWS EXPOSURE
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/sri-lankas-decision-to-block-social-media-highlights-rising-concerns-from/553212/
a recent study in Germany found that higher rates of Facebook usage correlated with increased attacks on refugees, YouTube has been pegged as a key platform for flat-earth 'truthers' and other anti-science shifts, while Facebook itself has implemented steps to take action against anti-vax posts, another movement which has gathered increased momentum via social networks.
Given that the majority of people now get at least some of their news input from social media, and social media has become so prominent within our broader interactive landscape, the links are very clear. Add to that the sorting algorithms which show you more of what you want to see (i.e. agree with), and less of what you don't, and the potential scope of the problem raises alarm. And now, amid those rising concerns, governments themselves are taking action.The fact that Sri Lanka has cut off Facebook so quickly this time shows that the government doesn't have faith in Facebook's systems - not that Facebook, or anyone, could necessarily halt the spread of such content entirely when dealing with user posts, in real-time, at such a huge scale.
a recent study in Germany found that higher rates of Facebook usage correlated with increased attacks on refugees, YouTube has been pegged as a key platform for flat-earth 'truthers' and other anti-science shifts, while Facebook itself has implemented steps to take action against anti-vax posts, another movement which has gathered increased momentum via social networks. Given that the majority of people now get at least some of their news input from social media, and social media has become so prominent within our broader interactive landscape, the links are very clear. Add to that the sorting algorithms which show you more of what you want to see (i.e. agree with), and less of what you don't, and the potential scope of the problem raises alarm. And now, amid those rising concerns, governments themselves are taking action.The fact that Sri Lanka has cut off Facebook so quickly this time shows that the government doesn't have faith in Facebook's systems - not that Facebook, or anyone, could necessarily halt the spread of such content entirely when dealing with user posts, in real-time, at such a huge scale.
