The most important part of Facebook’s disinformation strategy is what it leaves out

But what we’re left with is the real prospect of foreign powers manipulating public discourse, and no clear way to fix it. As with false reporting, Facebook has laid out a plan for more aggressive action against fake accounts, but it’s running up against more serious limits. Even more than false information, disinformation campaigns happen largely outside of Facebook’s control. What should be a reassuring document ends up as an admission of defeat. This is what Facebook can do to fight the problem — and what it can’t do. The bigger message may be that if we want to protect public discourse, we’ll need more than algorithms.

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