Brian Stelter Talks ‘Disinformation’ At World Economic Forum

Former CNN Anchor Brian Stelter A panel discussion was held on the “clear and present danger of disinformation” During the World Economic Forum Tuesday, February 10, 2019, Davos (Switzerland).

He was a former primetime host. landed A fellowship at Harvard University. His panel event The World Economic Forum supports The notion that public and private actors should cooperate regularly for desired social and political ends was challenged by prominent lawmakers and media members about the possibility of controlling misinformation online.

Stelter questioned Arthur Sulzberger (chairman of the New York Times Company) about the state of disinformation in the world since social media began to feel it. “pressure” Concerning content monitoring over the past few years. The executive compared condemnations to “fake news” As “enemies of the people,” Trump used phrases that he described as following the example of Stalinist Russia or Nazi Germany. He called for “real sustained effort” You can reject it by lawmakers and social media platforms.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-MA, also said that Trump is a phenomenon. “proved that lying works” As a political strategy. “Part of jumping on his bandwagon was buying into this game that you could just lie, and not only could you get away with it, but it might actually help your career.”

European Commission Vice President Vera Jourová described a “very broad exercise” In monitoring disinformation in the European Union, it was found that 90% of requests to remove Facebook posts come from government agencies.

Moulton stated that there is a “healthy concern” American censorship is not allowed in the United States “too far.”

“Yes, they are ahead of us, and they’re doing some smart things. But I know when I use the internet in Europe and I get all the warnings about cookies and whatnot, that actually makes me feel safer,” He stated. “We also have a healthy concern that we are not going to be censored.”

Stelter countered by stating that social media companies have been subject to pressure from Democrats over the past six-years. “be stronger in content moderation.” Moulton said that while many legislators are not comfortable when they see criticisms online, he expressed willingness to allow more censorship for cases like vaccine misinformation.

“This concept of preserving public safety, even under the banner of free speech, is actually something that we have accepted for a long time,” He continued. “We get taught in grade school the concept of yes, you are allowed free speech, but not crying fire in a crowded theater.”

As independent reporters continue releasing emails and other documents from within companies, Twitter CEO Elon Muss continues to host the panel to discuss federal law enforcement agencies policing content You can ask executives to remove their posts by posting on the platform.

The most recent release It was shown that Rep. Adam Schiff (D.CA), former Chair of the House Intelligence Committee staffers, had sent to Twitter “quite often” Asking for the removal of posts. Another edition According to the project, agencies including the FBI contacted Twitter regarding the censorship and so many posts were blocked, employees congratulated each others in company communications. “monumental undertaking” Requests can be reviewed.