Social media can in fact be made better: Research shows it is possible to reward users for sharing accurate information instead of misinformation (theconversation.com)

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[-] krzschlss@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

The ‘impossible’ part is defining misinformation. FTFY

Politics on forums like this where users decide what the truth is (upvotes, downvotes, front page, etc) will always be brigaded by shills and fans. And even worse, by authors of those truths. It’s a mouthpiece for the loudest out there.

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