Misinformation and Platform Moderation
Social media's rapid rise has raised concerns about its role in spreading misinformation.
Content moderation is a key tool for combating misinformation, but it faces several problems when practiced at scale.
The core issue is the lack of a formally accepted definition for "misinformation", which is often described as information that distorts generally accepted facts.
Misinformation is information that runs contrary to or distorts generally accepted facts
However, this definition becomes problematic when applied to contentious topics.
Author's summary: Misinformation spreads via social media.