Researchers ‘Flying Blind’ Want Access to Social Media User Data
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- Publish Date:
- May 4, 2022
- Author(s):
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- Curi, Maria
- Source:
- Bloomberg Government
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Summary
Stanford Law professor Nathaniel Persily said access to data would help settle conflicting information coming from companies. Researchers need more data about the prevalence of hate speech, disinformation, and child endangerment online, he said.
“There is a fundamental disagreement between conventional wisdom and what the platforms say is happening,” he told the panel.
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