Meta Embraces Crowdsourced Misinformation

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Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads .

Instead of relying on independent third -party factcheckers, Meta will now use "community notes" These crowdsourced contributions allow users to flag content they believe is questionable.

Some experts worry Zuckerberg 's changes will effectively allow a deluge of hate speech and lies to spread on Meta platforms.

For community notes to work, these algorithms would need to prioritize diverse, reliable sources of information. While community notes could theoretically harness the wisdom of crowds, their success depends on overcoming these psychological vulnerabilities. Perhaps increased awareness of these biases can help us design better systems—or empower users to use community notes to promote dialogue across divides. Only then can platforms move closer to solving the misinformation problem. Provided by The Conversation.

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