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Censorship can't be the only answer to disinformation online (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 11, 2019

Tech companies and online platforms have other ways to address the rapid spread of disinformation, including addressing the algorithmic "megaphone" at the heart of the problem and giving users control over their own feeds.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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