The
digital world may be an exciting world but it is also filled with hate.
Trolling is a full-time occupation for a certain kind of people who have no
problems attacking anything and everything done by people who they oppose. The
effects of this can be quite dangerous. The same hold true for politics
with the lure of power making politicians or wannabe politicians do strange
things. Like for example posting information that may be patently wrong. This
move by Twitter, to put a fact check alert could change things for the better.
Social
media which initially brought humanity together is today being blatantly used
to divide people and turn them against each other for vested agendas by many
so-called leaders – local, national and global. In these circumstances, it is
extremely urgent and important to have fact-checking mechanisms which are
brutally objective, fully transparent and publicly accountable lest these new
arbiters of truth themselves, even unintentionally, become sources of
falsities- Vincent Paul Toscano, Founder Uzoorba Technologies LLP
Social Media platforms need to fact check information and
news-related content. In today’s world of constant fake news, edited videos
morphed pictures, there is an imminent need to fact check without a bias.
Social Media platforms like Twitter have a history of bias. Social media
platforms are the new platforms for information and many believe the
information on social media platforms. Fact check is important even if
it’s from a politician– Savio Rodrigues
Journalist
The Twitter
fact-checking warning label feature is awesome and is definitely the need of
the hour. We have seen how messages, videos, and images get viral without any
verifications. During these tough times, we need to share news responsibly to
avoid panic situations– Manguirish Salelkar – President of Goa
Technology Association
I believe that any news should be checked and verified only then
should it be disseminated. There is a lot of malicious content out there which
can cause a great deal of harm. So preventive measures like this have to be
welcomed. I am very happy with this move by Twitter–
Sidharth Kuncalienker, Former BJP MLA Panjim
No one is above fact-checking, not even President Trump.
Especially him. Some fact checkers do a good job, others can be flawed. I
wouldn’t blame “politicians and parties” alone for spreading fake
news in Goa. Many others do it, sometimes without even being aware of what they
are doing. There are also supporters of parties or politicians who play a role
without revealing their hand. In Goa, the manipulation of social media before
elections has been increasingly visible, especially since around 2012 or thereabouts.
Huge groups were set up, perhaps with an eye on the elections. Prior to that,
social media wasn’t seen as having had such a big impact in Goa, and was viewed
as something mainly relevant mainly in expat communities. But, as with other
sections of the media itself, in the social media too, controlling and
manipulating the debate can be a crucial activity for those with their
agenda- Frederick Noronha Publisher
Goa 1556
