UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation

(United Nations News) Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to shore up information integrity on digital platforms.  

Alarm over the potential threat posed by the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) must not obscure the damage already being done by digital technologies that enable the spread of online hate speech, as well as mis- and disinformation, he said.  

The policy brief argues that they should be integral players in upholding the accuracy, consistency and reliability of information shared by users.  

“My hope is that it will provide a gold standard for guiding action to strengthen information integrity,” he wrote in the introduction. 

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Source: CARICOM TODAY