Facebook Is Using Bad Free Speech Arguments to Defend InfoWars
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.
Facebook Is Using Bad Free Speech Arguments to Defend InfoWars
Jul 13, 2018, 10:16pm UTC
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.