Researcher at Ibict and professor at UFF, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. Coordinator of the National Network to Fight Disinformation. Author of the book The Age of Disinformation: Post-Truth, Fake News and Other Traps.
Musk and Zuckerberg's opportunistic approach to Donald Trump has little to do with defending free speech and everything to do with defending the freedom of their companies.
Misinformation is so old that it predates the human species itself. But the radius of reach of digital social networks, their capillarity and speed have no precedent.
The problem that still inevitably arises is the contradiction between the public interest, which obviously includes the preservation of nature, and business interests.
