Anti-vaxx moms gets fake news from Facebook, teen tells Congress

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11. Yes, because they are the largest social media sites.

There is also a wealth of good information on those sites. Anytime you have a more open platform where user content is the main source of posting, you are running a big risk of getting fake information, even coordinated fake information. The choice is how much do you want to spend in resources to go after the fake content? I am sure many would say, "as much as it takes to keep fake information out" but in a business that can be difficult and costly.


I don't know the solution. You don't want to over regulate to the point where ANY controversial content is stripped away because that could affect marginalized voices. Critical thinking skills being taught in school is probably a minimum intervention at this point.