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• @pkafka Peter Kafka on x

  We've gotten too worried about misinformation - and not nearly worried enough about groups using social media to harass and silence people, says former Facebook security boss @alexstamos. Excerpt here: https://www.vox.com/... Full conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/... http…

• @chrisabraham Chris Abraham on x

  Are we too worried about misinformation? >"Resist trying to make things better": A conversation with internet security expert Alex Stamos. https://www.vox.com/...

• @pkafka Peter Kafka on x

  Also discussed: *Elon's real-time experiment: what happens if you remove almost all moderation from a social network? *Why Facebook et al won't provide transparency about moderation. *Why platforms should “resist making things better.”

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  Are we *too* worried about misinformation? A great, informative discussion between @pkafka and @alexstamos on this much written about topic https://www.vox.com/...

• @sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x

  “...there was a massive overestimation of the capability of mis- and disinformation to change people's minds — of its actual persuasive power.” - @alexstamos with @pkafka https://www.vox.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @voxdotcom @voxdotcom on x

  Are we too worried about misinformation? https://www.vox.com/...

• @justinhendrix Justin Hendrix on x

  Important piece from @drewharwell, @Cat_Zakrzewski and @viaCristiano- they report the Jan 6 committee avoided detailed discussion of the role of social media in its final report for fear of offending Republicans and tech companies, per sources. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @petestrzok Pete Strzok on x

  Congress found “tech platforms—especially Twitter—failed to heed their own employees' warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms and bent their rules to avoid penalizing conservatives, particularly then-president Trump, out of fear of reprisals.” https://www.washingtonpos…

• @davidrlurie @davidrlurie on x

  Seems like there may be more material in the Twitter Files that Elon and Matt are not very interested in. “ ... Twitter was terrified of the backlash they would get if they followed their own rules and applied them to Donald Trump,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @johnmtaylor John Taylor on x

  Actually, facts DO care about your feelings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @chadstanton @chadstanton on x

  "" ... Twitter was terrified of the backlash they would get if they followed their own rules and applied them to Donald Trump," said one former employee, who testified to the committee under the pseudonym J. Johnson."

• @chadstanton @chadstanton on x

  “But in the end, committee leaders declined to delve into those topics in detail in their final report, reluctant to dig into the roots of domestic extremism taking hold in the Republican Party beyond former president Donald Trump” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...