The idea is for social media to implement “circuit breakers” as exist in financial markets to slow down the viral spread of harmful conspiracy theories. Professor Goodman first generated the proposal, which was then taken up by the Center for American Progress. Facebook is reportedly experimenting with the idea.
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New Approaches to Digital Platform Governance: Regulatory Analogies (by Ellen P. Goodman)
By Professor Ellen P. Goodman The cockfight between Facebook and Twitter over how to handle political advertising on digital platforms — and the all-too serious consequences — is only the most recent manifestation of western democracies’ failure to regulate digital platforms. There are a number of regulatory proposals and new laws, especially in Europe, to create oversight for … Continue reading New Approaches to Digital Platform Governance: Regulatory Analogies (by Ellen P. Goodman)…