Don’t rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don’t care much about the common good
- Written by Mark Andrejevic, Professor of Media, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Monash University
ShutterstockIn the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired the fact-checking team for his company’s social media platforms. At the same time, he reversed Facebook’s turn away from political content.
The decision is widely viewed as placating an incoming president with a known penchant...
