COMMENTARY: Curing the disinformation pandemic
Facebook is like Coca-Cola. Both companies want everyone to use their products; the last thing they want is any turmoil that gives customers a reason to leave the website or switch to Dr Pepper. But hereâs the difference: Drinking Coke canât hurt you (unless, of course, you swill gallons of the stuff). Facebook, however, can poison your mind with toxic disinformation. As Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post reports, Donald Trump âspread false information with devastating consequences for the countryâ in more than 1,400 Facebook posts in the year 2020. Submi...