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Digital Planet: Misinformation on the midterms on social media

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16/08/2022 GMT

Misinformation on the midterms on social media

BBC World Service - Digital Planet, Misinformation on the midterms on social media

Managing misinformation on Twitter and TikTok about the midterm elections in the US.

Managing misinformation on Twitter & TikTok about the midterm elections in the US.  Also Facebook – should they have handed over private messages to police and satellite pollution

With the US midterm elections only a few months away Twitter has announced how it plans to “enable healthy civic conversation” on its platform i.e. how they plan to control political disinformation. Journalist Emma Woollacott who has written about the new measures for Forbes is on the show, as is New York Times Reporter Tiffany Tsu to tell us about political misinformation on TikTok.


Facebook evidence – should they have handed over private messages?
Should Facebook have handed over private messages between a mother and her teenage daughter about procuring abortion pills?  The two are facing criminal charges.  Bill Thompson examines why this happened – Facebook messenger data, unlike many other messaging apps, is not end-to-end encrypted.  Should the company be able to hold onto so much data and what can our listeners do to ensure their conversations on messenger apps remain private.

Satellite pollution
In this week’s Discovery reporter Jane Chambers looks at the unexpected impact of satellites.  There are currently around 7000 active satellites orbiting space and there are plans for many more to be launched in the next decade by internet companies and countries around the world. They are revolutionizing our lives but having some unintended consequences from disrupting million dollar astronomical research to the real danger of satellite collisions in space as orbits become increasingly crowded.  She tells us what the satellite companies are doing to minimize the impact.


The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Bill Thompson.

Studio Manager: Giles Aspen
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

(Image:  Hash tag over US election badges                            credit: Getty Images)

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