The state of FB content moderation

I PREVIOUSLY wrote about the few victories that have been won in pushing social media giants, like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, to moderate content more responsibly.

This is in the context of what the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called an “infodemic” of misinformation, where social media allows outrageous and incorrect news to spread exponentially quickly, leading to confusion, dangerous behaviours, and a mistrust of legitimate health authorities during the pandemic.