He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He’s Worried About An Information Apocalypse.
He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He’s Worried About An Information Apocalypse.
"Still, Ovadya and others warn that the next few years could be rocky. Despite some pledges for reform, he feels the platforms are still governed by the wrong, sensationalist incentives, where clickbait and lower-quality content is rewarded with more attention. "That's a hard nut to crack in general, and when you combine it with a system like Facebook, which is a content accelerator, it becomes very dangerous."