Aspen’s Couric, Krebs Give Framework to Battle Misinformation
- Advocacy group recommends sweeping response to ‘crisis’
- Social platforms should increase transparency, report says
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Online misinformation has resulted in worsening public health, a slower response to climate change and an undermining of democracy, according to a report from the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder that calls for sweeping reforms to address the threat.
The report recommends a broad framework of change that includes establishing a coordinated federal government approach to misinformation and disinformation, amendments to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, and greater platform transparency and action.