Twitter Won’t Delete Misleading Video
January 7, 2020
The online platform Twitter won’t delete a deceptively edited video of Joe Biden that appears to show the Democratic presidential hopeful supporting white nationalism, rekindling concerns that allowing distribution of manipulated videos could skew upcoming elections. This raises a larger question recently posed in Issues by a leading sociologist: should private companies be in charge of deciding what is acceptable on the internet? He answered no, adding that a more effective and flexible approach would have tech companies proposing standards and Congress reviewing them.