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Facebook Is Using Bad Free Speech Arguments to Defend InfoWars

Facebook Is Using Bad Free Speech Arguments to Defend InfoWars

6 years ago
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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjbzdv/facebook-is-using-bad-free-speech-arguments-to-defend-infowars-conspiracy-theories

As Facebook doubles-down on thwarting the spread of disinformation on its website, recent tweets from the company’s official Twitter account belie its promise to be better at moderating specious content shared by Pages.

At a press event hosted by Facebook’s New York office this week, reporters questioned John Hegeman, the head of News Feed, and Sara Su, a product specialist for News Feed, about its plan to stop hoaxes and conspiracy theories from propagating on Facebook.