Hoffman: Media platforms should attach expert determinations to false claims
Reid Hoffman · Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn & Paypal Founder: Trump Administration, Elon Musk and DOGE | E1239 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Dec 16, 2024 · at 37:13
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and partner at Greylock, outlines a proposed framework for content moderation across social media, cable news, and talk radio.
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“Look, if I could, through a democratic process, because I believe in democracies, I believe in collective governance, get our society to agree to say, hey, what we should do is identify some topics that panels of experts can yield To a truth determination on. I would prefer we do with all media, and by the way, it's not just social media. It's also cable news. It's also talk radio. We say, look, if you're going to speak your opinion, which you may do, you can say the world is flat. I can get on Harry's podcast and go, I believe the world is flat. And then what you say is, oh, by the way expert opinion says that's completely false. And just Along with my saying, the world is flat, expert opinion comes up and says, hey, by the way, if you're listening to this, you should also consider that expert opinion says this is totally false, right? And so, it allows you freedom of speech, but it then allows, allows a collective learning system in the system. I would prefer that, but we need to get there through a democratic process.”
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