The United Nations has adopted a global agreement to turn the internet into a “safe” space free of posts it considers “hate speech and discrimination, misinformation and disinformation.” The accord asks social media companies to turn over users’ messages that contain “misinformation,” so that researchers can draw up government policies on “how to address” disfavored views on the information superhighway. Ultimately, the pact will “advance international governance” of the internet and the development of artificial intelligence. And it vows to engage the government, the “private sector, civil society, international organizations, the technical and academic communities and all other stakeholders” to fulfill the U.N.’s designs.
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