Countering misinformation: Right of reply for social media

Newspapers are subject to the right of reply, which is the right of somebody to defend himself in the same place as the original poster.

It destroyed (somewhat) the business model of sensationalist newspapers

A Right to Reply should exist universally

It’s frankly too easy to destroy people’s reputation and spread lies on social media that spread fast. Shitposters and propaganda accounts don’t care anymore about truth.

But, it’s technologically possible for social media platforms to retarget the original “viewers” of the falsehood (technique called retargeting).

The right of reply should force the Shitposter to pay for ensuring the original audience sees the correction through retargeting.

This can be enforced through social media companies, who will happily build this because it’s extra ad revenue.

It will also destroy the business model of people like Alex Jones who spread disinformation for a living.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_reply