Facebook has taken the step of deleting groups or users that spread coronavirus misinformation, QAnon delusions, and falsehoods about the 2020 election being stolen. In the aftermath of the armed insurrection at the Capitol in January, Before the Elon Musk takeover, Twitter spearheaded a massive cleanup effort of its platform that even included deactivating Donald Trump's account for repeatedly violating its terms of service. After Elon's takeover, however, the future of the platform as a forum for reliable public discourse seems uncertain, as misinformation and hate speech have proliferated and advertisers are leaving the platform. Despite these steps, misinformation continues to spread and flourish online. How might YOU, as communication scholars and college graduates, work to change this landscape? What can social media networks do to stem the tide of misinformation online? Users? Policymakers/governments?
Facebook has taken the step of deleting groups or users that spread coronavirus misinformation, QAnon delusions, and falsehoods about the 2020 election being stolen. In the aftermath of the armed insurrection at the Capitol in January, Before the Elon Musk takeover, Twitter spearheaded a massive cleanup effort of its platform that even included deactivating Donald Trump's account for repeatedly violating its terms of service. After Elon's takeover, however, the future of the platform as a forum for reliable public discourse seems uncertain, as misinformation and hate speech have proliferated and advertisers are leaving the platform. Despite these steps, misinformation continues to spread and flourish online. How might YOU, as communication scholars and college graduates, work to change this landscape? What can social media networks do to stem the tide of misinformation online? Users? Policymakers/governments?
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