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Is community fact-checking the future of social media moderation?

Is community fact-checking the future of social media moderation?

TikTok recently announced it will launch a user-led fact checking program called Footnotes, similar to the community-led notes on X and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms. Lisa Fazio, professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University, explains how effective these crowd-sourced moderation efforts have been and whether this is the future for social media moderation.

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Businesses that rely on disretionary spending — like restaurants centered around takeout — are uncertain about whether consumers will tighten their belts or just keep on spending.

Forecasting is especially tough for companies that rely on discretionary spending

These companies are trying to predict when the resilient American consumer will break under rising prices and stop splurging on things like travel and takeout. 

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