Could it be that in fact there is really no way to control a social media platform, without doing what old-school media is required to do, which is to take responsibility for what they send out to the world?
Senators grilled social media executives yesterday, questioning whether they were serious about controlling their platforms.
The company execs insisted they are quick to remove fake QAnon conspiracies and other bad stuff. But most of the Senators seemed skeptical– wondering why they couldn’t just prevent the bad stuff from being posted to begin with: “I appreciate at the back end that you’re going to take some action. So you caught it, but not until 16% of the American people are part of this insidious theory,” Senator Gary Peters started off the meeting.“Each of you, what is the total number of full-time engineers you have in your company? How many of those engineers work full time on ensuring the trust, safety, or integrity of your platforms? And three, how many engineers work full time on product development?” Peters asked.
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