A ban in Brazil got Telegram to reverse its position on content moderation
Posted on AllSides March 21st, 2022
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Telegram is the last major social network that refuses to moderate misinformation. The app, which has over 500 million users, is run by a libertarian founder and a small team of programmers who are philosophically opposed to taking down almost any content (unless it incites violence or spreads child porn). Its public channels have become a haven for conspiracy theorists and extremists who have been kicked out of other platforms, like Facebook and Twitter.
But a ban in Brazil has forced Telegram to reverse its position on content moderation. On...
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