CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey wants to change the way information circulates on social media, with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey wants to change the way information circulates on social media, with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP
CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey wants to change the way information circulates on social media, with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP

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Twitter boss Jack Dorsey funds research to fight online hate and misinformation by changing how social media works

  • Jack Dorsey is backing Bluesky project to develop an ‘open and decentralised standard for social media’ that Facebook, Instagram and others can adopt
  • New standard would detect violent content and disinformation and wrest control away from proprietary algorithms

Topic |   Twitter
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 6:36am, 13 Dec, 2019

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CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey wants to change the way information circulates on social media, with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey wants to change the way information circulates on social media, with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP
CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey wants to change the way information circulates on social media, with the goal of combating online violence, hate and disinformation. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP
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