Social media platforms should not act as arbiters of the truth of what people say online, the CEO of Facebook said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. According to Mark Zuckerberg, it’s neither Facebook’s nor Twitter’s task to police the content they display.
“I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn't be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online (...) I think in general, private companies probably shouldn’t be — or especially these platform companies — shouldn’t be in the position of doing that.” he said. He stressed that Facebook’s policy is different from Twitter’s, suggesting that the site would not interfere, or moderate the content.
Zuckerberg’s interview led to a public confrontation with Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, who immediately defended the so-called fact-checking, that is, possible corrections to the contents of the posts that appear on the platform. “We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. And we will admit to and own any mistakes we make.” Dorsey wrote. He then stated that in his view, “this does not make us an “arbiter of truth””. The Twitter leader stressed that they intend to link contradictory statements and show disputed information so that people can judge for themselves.
Donald Trump signed a presidential decree on Thursday to review social media rules after Twitter also flagged two of his posts as fake.
Author: Judit Járai
https://mandiner.hu/cikk/20200529_zuckerberg_kontra_dorsey_avagy_szabad_e_igazsagot_tenni