Facebook, polarization & disinformation – Facebook reportedly downplayed internal initiatives to weaken extremist content . Mark Zuckerberg believes that private companies should not be the “arbiter of truth” . The pandemic is the ultimate test for the platform when it comes to disinformation . While Facebook is successful in downplaying false information about Covid-19, it is not the case for other topics such as vaccines or global warming .
Tracing apps – The StopCovid application has been validated by the CNIL , the Assembly and the Senate . The government hopes for a deployment as early as Monday . But many elected officials and observers believe that the application will be little used – the Bluetooth technology risks being unreliable, owners of an Apple device risk experiencing bugs, and there are fears that it will encroach on privacy . Other countries are deploying their own technologies – sometimes inappropriately – like China, which wants to perpetuate its tracing apps to rate residents according to their lifestyle .
This week in France:
France Digitale presents its plan for the “technological rearmament” of France
Cinema: the compensation fund will be financed solely by the State
APIG demands emergency measures from the State to overcome the crisis
Google has selected 110 local media in France for its emergency aid program
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