Elon Musk, the chief executive of Twitter, has reached out to Shou Zi Chew, the chief executive of TikTok, to discuss misinformation on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app..
Musk tweeted on Tuesday: ‘Had a good call with @ShouZiChew, CEO of TikTok. We discussed misinformation. I am impressed by the sophistication of their misinformation detection algorithms.’.
TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has faced scrutiny over its handling of misinformation, with concerns that the app could be used to spread false and misleading information..
Musk has been a vocal critic of misinformation on Twitter, and has said that he wants to make the platform more transparent and accountable..
In a tweet last month, Musk said that he wanted to create a ‘content moderation council’ to oversee decisions on what content is allowed on the platform..
He said that the council would be made up of representatives from a wide range of viewpoints, including those who have been critical of Twitter’s content moderation policies..
Musk has also said that he wants to make Twitter’s algorithm more transparent, so that users can see how their content is being promoted..
TikTok has said that it is committed to combating misinformation on its platform, and has a number of policies in place to do so..
The company says that it uses a combination of human reviewers and artificial intelligence to identify and remove misinformation from the platform..
TikTok also has a number of partnerships with fact-checking organizations, which help to identify and debunk false and misleading content..
The company says that it is constantly working to improve its misinformation detection algorithms, and that it is working to develop new ways to combat the spread of false information on its platform..
Some experts have expressed concerns that Musk’s plans for Twitter could make the platform more vulnerable to misinformation..
They say that Musk’s focus on free speech could lead to an increase in hate speech and other harmful content on the platform..
They also say that Musk’s plans to reduce content moderation could make it easier for misinformation to spread on the platform..
However, Musk has said that he is committed to combating misinformation on Twitter, and that he believes that his plans will make the platform more transparent and accountable..
It remains to be seen whether Musk’s plans will be successful in combating misinformation on Twitter. However, his outreach to TikTok’s chief executive suggests that he is serious about addressing the issue..
