"This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better," he says. "It's probably going to take 50 years not to solve, but to get to a state that's more humane and is actually not causing harm" We need deep education of everybody at every sector on how to deal with the problem in order to prevent future crises such as coronavirus.
How can tech companies help flatten the curve? First and foremost, they must address the lethal misinformation and disinformation circulating on their platforms. The problem goes much deeper than fake news, according to Claire Wardle, co-founder and executive director of First Draft. She studies the gray zones of information warfare, where bad actors mix facts with falsehoods, news with gossip, and sincerity with satire. “Most of this stuff isn't fake and most of this stuff isn't news,” Claire argues. If these subtler forms of misinformation go unaddressed, tech companies may not only fail to flatten the curve — they could raise it higher.