How Do We Get to Herd Immunity for Fake News?
We need to match our focus on the supply of misinformation with a focus on the demand for it.
By Greg Weiner
Mr. Weiner is a political scientist and was a senior Senate aide to Bob Kerrey, Democrat of Nebraska.
Dec. 14, 2020
Pro-Trump protestors reacting to a speech by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones at a rally on Saturday.Credit.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Last week, veto-proof majorities of the House and Senate rejected President Trump’s demand that they use a defense-spending bill to repeal liability protections for social media companies. The demand arose from Mr. Trump’s frustration with platforms like Twitter for taking more assertive measures against misinformation and disinformation, including his own.
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