- Meta’s new social platform, Threads, has faced criticism for its lack of adequate policies and measures to address hate speech, extremism, and misinformation, similar to the issues that have plagued Twitter.
- Civil rights groups and advocates have expressed concerns about Meta’s failure to extend fact-checking programs to Threads and its removal of a policy to warn users of serial misinformers. The platform has also been accused of hosting hate speech, election lies, COVID-19 conspiracies, and other toxic content.
- Meta’s firing of members of a mis- and disinformation team prior to Threads’ launch has raised further concerns. The Anti-Defamation League is monitoring the platform’s policies on hate speech, protection, and privacy, while noting instances of Threads exposing vulnerable users to hate and harassment. Read More
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