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Renee DiResta
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"Significant influence" over covid moderation -- ironically, in an effort to NOT be the "arbiter of truth" the platform had prev established relationships with health institutions to try to understand what was and was not accurate in terms of health claims on diseases, vax, etc.
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Robby Soave
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1. THREAD: THE FACEBOOK FILES Twitter is not the only social media site to face pressure to censor content. I obtained emails showing that the CDC had significant influence over covid moderation at Facebook and Instagram. Here’s what I found.
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Renee DiResta
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If the argument here is that no institutional authority with any tie to govt should ever weigh in about what is or is not accurate as platforms try to moderate content on topics that can cause harm (ie, fake cures), then the moderation-averse should make that claim directly.
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Renee DiResta
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And perhaps also begin to articulate who should, or what should happen. If the argument is that platforms should simply be a free-for-all where every popular colloidal silver pusher shapes public opinion because they are "citizen wellness journalists", then say that directly.
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Renee DiResta
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There does not seem to be anything in here that rises to the level of jawboning. The COVID misinfo policies began not under Biden, but under Trump. It is remarkable how this is politicized. Biden saying social media is "killing people" in July 2021 was well after policy began.
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Renee DiResta
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Platforms actually should make these requests public, primarily because these "found documents!!!" threads simply lead to them being made into something far more sinister than they seem to be.
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