VIDEO: What can be done to slow misinformation in the digital age
Laura Edelson, assistant professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, discusses online misinformation following the public murder of political activist Charlie Kirk.
CBS News
The killing of political activist Charlie Kirk was followed almost immediately by a flood of misinformation and graphic content online. Northeastern University professor Laura Edelson, who is a member of the Council on Responsible Social Media and teaches ‘The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies,‘ discusses whether the spread of misinformation is an unavoidable feature of the internet or if something can be done to stop it.
Prof. Edelson talk with CBS Morning Plus co-hosts Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz.
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