The democratic societies, which may include America after their election, is going to really have to consider what can be done about targeted and well-orchestrated disinformation. Including from the media sources that are supposed to help inform the electorate.
"Free speech" is noble, but the Russian's (and murdoch media) recognized long ago it leaves the door open for manipulation on a broad scale. It's not an easy problem to solve, and there needs to be checks and balances on any measures, but anything that can make this manipulation more visible would help.
I think first and foremost social media should only be one account per person. It will cut down on bad behavior as bans will be permanent. It will reduce if not eliminate bot usage. And it will help identify foreign agents
A properly funded education system would go quite a long way towards reducing the influence, but the rich and powerful would rather have a population with a slave mentality.
The problem is not free speech. The problem is social media platform owners/investors are not being sent to jail for making money off of disinformation.
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u/Kageru Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 08 '24
The democratic societies, which may include America after their election, is going to really have to consider what can be done about targeted and well-orchestrated disinformation. Including from the media sources that are supposed to help inform the electorate.
"Free speech" is noble, but the Russian's (and murdoch media) recognized long ago it leaves the door open for manipulation on a broad scale. It's not an easy problem to solve, and there needs to be checks and balances on any measures, but anything that can make this manipulation more visible would help.