Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
This is a big deal. I've read reports stating that roughly half of all online traffic globally is derived from bots. The misinformation on sites like Twitter coming from foreign adversaries is well documented.
"Free Speech" is great. Until it isn't. Opinions are one thing. Calculated lies to manipulate is another. AI will exasperate it so it's on us to ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS consider the source of what we read and see.
(CNN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory.
Of immediate significance, the decision means that the Department of Homeland Security may continue to flag posts to social media companies such as Facebook and X that it believes may be the work of foreign agents seeking to disrupt this year’s presidential race.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson were in the 6-3 majority.
"Free Speech" is great. Until it isn't. Opinions are one thing. Calculated lies to manipulate is another. AI will exasperate it so it's on us to ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS consider the source of what we read and see.
(CNN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory.
Of immediate significance, the decision means that the Department of Homeland Security may continue to flag posts to social media companies such as Facebook and X that it believes may be the work of foreign agents seeking to disrupt this year’s presidential race.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson were in the 6-3 majority.
