Thread by @JesseLehrich

🚨excited to share some NEWS:

after many weeks of planning & conversations with (very patient) policy experts from across the spectrum, @NicoleLGill & I are launching @accountabletech: a new advocacy org dedicated to fighting online misinformation.

accountabletech.org
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we are facing a crisis of truth –– one that poses an existential threat to the health of our society & democracy.

@accountabletech’s advocacy will focus on major social media platforms’ role in our current information ecosystem & the responsibilities that come with it. (2/5)

COVID-19 has led platforms to deploy new tools to combat dangerous misinformation, however inconsistently.

but it’s also underscored the structural flaws that plague these platforms & crystallized the real-world harms – all while heightening our dependence on technology. (3/5)

big tech faces an undeniably challenging task – there’s no silver bullet to rid platforms of all toxicity, while upholding democratic values.

but they can & must do more to rebuild a shared baseline of reality, foster healthier discourse, & promote the greater good. (4/5)

simply put, we need more @accountabletech.

in the coming days, we’ll be advocating for social media platforms to take specific, thoughtful, & achievable actions to better serve the public & live up to their founding ideals. (5/5)