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Tech giants go postmodern on combating misinformation
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The Mandarin
Misinformation is a matter of political perspective, not fact, according to a Digital Industry Group’s discussion paper.
The Digital Industry Group’s (DIGI) discussion paper backs its 2021 decision to police coordinated disinformation on its platforms.
But it is generally agreed that misinformation is factually incorrect information, and disinformation is deliberately spread misinformation.
The discussion paper leans on a perceived lack of agreement about what misinformation is to suggest it’s a matter of perspective.
According to the discussion paper, what constitutes misinformation on climate change is a matter of political perspective.