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December 28, 2020 03:05 pm GMT
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/Z3LPoaJtbzQ/
How Big Tech failed to stop misinformation in 2020
The hottest memes of 2020! The most viral videos of the year! The hottest hashtags!
The year-in-review lists from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were missing the biggest story of the year: their failure to stop the spread of misinformation.
The QAnon conspiracy theory found a shocking amount of mainstream support. Black Lives Matter protests were exploited to spread lies about violence coming to Small Town, USA. And officials had to fight destructive wildfires and false stories about antifascists at the same time.
And, of course, there was the misinformation superspreader event: the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
More about 2020, Misinformation, Tech, Social Media Companies, and Big Tech CompaniesOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/Z3LPoaJtbzQ/
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