Podcast Summary
The Daily Wire's Response to Biased News and Push for Accountability from Tech Giants: The Daily Wire launched Morning Wire, a daily news podcast delivering facts first, and the White House is pushing for more accountability and regulation from tech giants over health misinformation online.
While millions of Americans rely on legacy media for news, they often receive biased information with hyperbolic headlines and intellectual tones that lean further away from objective truth. In response, The Daily Wire launched Morning Wire, a daily news podcast that delivers facts first and allows listeners to form their own opinions. The Daily Wire, founded in 2015, has a mission to provide trustworthy news with a conservative perspective and debunk leftist biases. The US Surgeon General's report on deadly consequences of false health information online has led the White House to criticize big tech for insufficient action against health misinformation, particularly regarding COVID-19. The administration is pushing for more accountability and regulation from social media platforms. The Daily Wire's Ian Howarth provides more details on this developing story.
Biden Administration Urges Tech Companies to Take Action Against Misinformation: The Biden administration is urging tech companies to enforce consequences for misinformation, flagging problematic posts and pushing for consistent actions across all platforms. The administration accuses Facebook of allowing COVID misinformation to spread, while Facebook denies this and claims to have provided reliable information to over 2 billion people.
The Biden administration is urging tech companies like Facebook to take more action against misinformation on their platforms. This comes after the US Surgeon General's report called on these companies to impose consequences for violating their policies. The administration is flagging problematic posts for Facebook and pushing for consistent consequences across all platforms for users who spread misinformation. The administration argues that current approaches to misinformation have been deadly and that Facebook, in particular, is allowing COVID misinformation to spread, which the company denies. Facebook has responded by stating that they have provided reliable information about COVID-19 and vaccines to over 2 billion people, more than any other place on the internet. The administration's stance is a serious charge against Facebook and other tech companies, and it remains to be seen how they will respond.
