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Fact-Checking vs. Community Notes:

Chapter 2: bot&troll Table of Contents 1. Introduction: The Tension Between Free Speech and Misinformation Social media has revolutionized global communication, enabling individuals to connect and share information across vast distances in an instant. This unprecedented ability to broadcast and consume content, however, has also ushered in tremendous challenges. On the one hand, traditional democratic values emphasize free speech and the unimpeded flow of ideas. On the other hand, unscrupulous actors can exploit the very mechanisms designed for open discourse. Through the manipulation of algorithms, the creation of bot accounts, and coordinated troll campaigns, they can spread misinformation far faster…

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