OPINION
America really doesn’t need Silicon Valley to get into the fact-checking biz
By David Harsanyi
May 28, 2020 | 8:09pm
Shutterstock
No American, not even the president, has a right to a social-media account. Tech firms are free to ban any user they see fit. They’re free to “fact-check” anyone and enforce their policies consistently or capriciously. They’re free to do all these things.
Even if they shouldn’t.
This week, after years of pressure from the left, Twitter labeled two of President Trump’s tweets — in which he warned of fraud associated with mail-in ballots — as “potentially misleading.” It’s a mistake for any platform to drop its neutral stance. It will corrode trust without changing a single mind.
...
READ MORE: https://nypost.com/2020/05/28/america-really-doesnt-need-silicon-valley-to-get-into-the-fact-checking-biz/
____________
No American, not even the president, has a right to a social-media account. Tech firms are free to ban any user they see fit. They’re free to “fact-check” anyone and enforce their policies consistently or capriciously. They’re free to do all these things.
Even if they shouldn’t.
...
Trump is the first president to take advantage of direct, instantaneous access to millions of Americans. Whether this is helpful to his cause is debatable. Certainly, we are blessed that the president’s policies and rhetoric are often disconnected.
Whatever the case, though, we have an entire industry that stands ready to challenge the veracity of his statements. We don’t need Twitter to join in the fact-checking game. Silicon Valley doesn’t have the resources, knowledge or people to do it correctly.
Twitter: @DavidHarsanyi
____________
***
Chân thành cám ơn Quý Anh Chị ghé thăm "conbenho Nguyễn Hoài Trang Blog"
Xin được lắng nghe ý kiến chia sẻ của Quý Anh Chị trực tiếp tại Diễn Đàn Paltalk: 1Latdo Tapdoan Vietgian CSVN Phanquoc Bannuoc .
Kính chúc Sức Khỏe Quý Anh Chị .
conbenho
Tiểu Muội quantu
Nguyễn Hoài Trang
29052020
___________
Cộng sản Việt Nam là TỘI ÁC
Bao che, dung dưỡng TỘI ÁC là ĐỒNG LÕA với TỘI ÁC
No comments:
Post a Comment