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The Battle Over Big Tech Moderation
This chapter explores the ongoing debate on big tech firms' responsibility to moderate false and harmful content on their platforms in the face of state laws challenging their content moderation rights. It discusses the potential consequences of these laws on hosting hate speech and misinformation despite current efforts to curb such material. The chapter also highlights the impact of downsized fact-checking teams on increasing misinformation and touches on threats researchers face in reporting misinformation.