Mmastodon TechnologyInternet first seen 11 h ago, last 10 h ago, peak #8

Misinformation seen as manufactured, not just exploited

Original: So the problem isn't only exploited vulnerabilities, it's manufactured ones. That's why fact-checking and media literacy

Commenters are arguing that online misinformation is not merely the result of bad actors exploiting weaknesses in media systems, but of vulnerabilities deliberately built into platform design. The argument is that fact-checking and media literacy alone have limited reach against this. Proposed fixes are structural: removing the most manipulative design features, curbing platform power through antitrust measures, and making healthier information environments easier to build.

Why now: Ongoing debate about platform regulation, antitrust and the limits of fact-checking is keeping structural critiques of social media in circulation.

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• So the problem isn't only exploited vulnerabilities, it's manufactured ones. That's why fact-checking and media literacy have limited reach. The fixes I point to are structural: cut the most insidious design features, limit platform power (antitrust), and make it easier to… · floresophize@mas.to · 7

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