To let social media decide on deleting content in the sensitive area of opinion formation is not a good idea, says
Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt in an interview with
medienpolitik.net. "Within the limits of freedom of opinion, there is a wide spectrum of 'fake news' - the conscious or unconscious intention to mislead, successful or unsuccessful satire, unintentional errors in reporting or views that are not covered by scientific evidence. It may not always be possible to clarify clearly and without controversy whether or not these are indeed 'fake news'."
However, Schmidt considers it justified calibrating the recommendation algorithms in such a way that dubious information is not spread on a mass scale. "The right to express opinions would thus be preserved, but the automated and unchecked dissemination of corresponding messages would be more difficult.”
Read the full interview here.
