Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has said he would initiate a content policy review at the social media giant. Twitter’s approach has been to flag tweets that need a fact check, as it did with some Trump posts (to the president’s fury). Similar posts, Facebook was content to let pass—till Zuckerberg faced an internal rebellion of sorts. Social media platforms are powerful shapers of public opinion today and have gotten away unregulated for the most part. Too many posts today threaten peace, liberty, and democracy, and these platforms cannot shrug as if they had nothing to do with it.

Source: Mint June 06, 2020 12:11 UTC