Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fightFacebook has stirred criticism over its decision to avoid fact-checking politicians and political ads, raising fears that this will fuel misinformationWASHINGTON - As social media firms ramp up their fight against misinformation, politicians have been largely left exempt. Senator Elizabeth Warren, another presidential candidate, accused Facebook of buckling to pressure from the White House on political misinformation. She said social networks are capable of rejecting ads from Trump that have debunked information. Samuel Woolley, a University of Texas professor who has researched manipulation in the 2016 election campaign, agreed that social networks need to step up against misinformation, whatever the source. Whether social networks have the capacity to rapidly detect and remove false information is an open question, but Woolley said it is their responsibility.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2019 02:15 UTC