The previous fact-checking/moderation practices at both Meta and X were problematic and in need of an overhaul. The Community Notes alternative holds promise—if it is available to everyone.
Justine Limpitlaw
Justine Limpitlaw is an honorary adjunct professor at the LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is an independent electronic communications law consultant.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We’re all at risk of being radicalized by Facebook. Do these 3 things to resist (if you don’t want to delete your account)
The quietening of the middle—of the many reasonable voices that can disagree but respectfully so; of the many ordinary people contributing to the marketplace of ideas, not burning it down—is a terrible side-effect of Facebook’s business model.