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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says no ‘one fix’ for fake news

Twitter — which counts India among its priority markets — has a large number of politicians in the country on its platform, who engage with residents and extensively use it around elections.

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Ahead of elections in the world’s largest democracy, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday paid his maiden visit to India where he vowed to check spread of fake news but said there is no “one fix” solution for the “multi-variable” problem.

Twitter — which counts India among its priority markets — has a large number of politicians in the country on its platform, who engage with residents and extensively use it around elections.

“In a number of conversations, it’s become more important that we scope the problem as tightly as possible because fake news or misinformation as a category is way too big,” he said addressing a townhall at the IIT-Delhi. He added that if certain content is found to be misleading, it is the company’s job to ensure that such information is picked out and prevented from spreading.

Dorsey, who met Congress President Rahul Gandhi earlier in the day, pointed out that it was also important to understand the intent and context of the information to address the issue of fake news and misinformation.

Dorsey said Artificial Intelligence could help build a solution that may be near perfect. 

(With inputs from Agencies)

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