Misinformation and fake news: an enormous responsibility for social media platforms?
An increasingly large problem: misinformation online. Social media networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are among the most successful communication tools ever. Accessible to almost everyone, they are an indispensable part of our everyday lives and represent the main hub for opinion-forming and information dissemination in the 21st century.
Undoubtedly, the platforms benefit from lively discussions on all sorts of topics, especially controversial ones.
But how dangerous can this desired exchange become when false information, hatred, and incitement take over the content and headlines?