Getting to the Source of Infodemics: It’s the Business Model: Executive Summary

The second in a two-part series aimed at U.S. policymakers and anybody concerned with the question of how internet platforms should be regulated, this report reinforces the need to adopt a human rights framework for platform accountability. We propose concrete areas where Congress needs to act to mitigate the harms of misinformation and other dangerous speech without compromising free expression and privacy: transparency and accountability for online advertising, starting with political ads; federal privacy law; and corporate governance reform.